St. Martin's rip current and dangerous beach, which we all should know about.
St. Martin is popular for its only blue water island or beach in Bangladesh. Every year, thousands of tourists visit its entire wilderness. After much speculation, this year, all routes with St. Martin have started again. Some may be running to St. Martin for the first time, some may be running to St. Martin for the first time. But it is not possible to say something about St. Martin at least at the beginning of every season. So that the trip to St. Martin does not become a subject of sadness for anyone, it is necessary to know before going to St. Martin.
I remember, a few days ago, the story of the network that went viral - Outside the drama. Or the tragic death of Ahsanullah University students in St. Martin many years ago. Today I will say something about that.
If you look at the map of St. Martin and see where the most deaths occur, you will see that this incident occurs more on the head or corner of St. Martin. Details are in picture number 2. A picture of St. Martin's Island with a corner-like part sticking out.
One difference between Bangladesh and other beaches in the world where people die is that no country will let you go down during low tide. However, many people in Bangladesh get swept away by the water during low tide, and many lives are being lost due to this ignorance. For this reason, before going to Cox's Bazar or Kuakata, Google it. You can find out the low tide time.
Apart from people getting swept away during low tide, there is another dangerous issue. About which our awareness is very low.
This is called rip current. In Bengali, we can simply call it reverse current for convenience.
80% of deaths on the beach are due to this rip current or reverse current. Even in Australia, an average of 22 people die every year due to rip current.
In our country, most of the deaths that occur on the beach are due to this rip current. And the narrow part towards the head of St. Martin also corresponds to a characteristic of rip current.
🚩Rip current or reverse current:
This is a type of wave that hits the seashore and flows in the opposite direction. In many cases, the wave that hits the seashore can take a narrow path due to the wind or due to natural characteristics and return to the sea. And as a result, if someone is in that narrow path, the wave can push him and take him to the deep sea. The wave in this narrow path is called rip current or reverse current.
I am giving some pictures of rip current in pictures 3, 4, 5
This can happen anywhere. It can happen in any sea, but in some places, regular rip current or reverse current can occur regularly due to natural characteristics.
🚩How to recognize rip current or reverse current?
A scary feature of rip currents is that they look very calm. And from above, they look dark blue. In many cases, during rip currents, you will see something floating towards the sea or the head of the wave is not visible among the surrounding waves. Notice in the pictures that when the rip current flows, it breaks the head of the wave on its way back.
As a result, that place looks much calmer.
🚩How to survive in a rip current?
Those who know how to swim should try to get out of the rip current parallel to the beach instead of going towards the shore. Because, when the sea current pulls you, you cannot turn against the current with force.
🚩How many types of rip currents are there?
There are three types of rip currents. One is fixed, one is sudden, and one is topographic, one of which is a rip current caused by a headland. The fixed one is in some areas, such as where there is a bridge, where there is a deep hole. If it happens suddenly, it can be due to the wind anywhere.
🎯This part of St. Martin is in a headland area where rip currents will be frequent due to natural characteristics. [Picture 5]
Because the wind can push the water from both sides and create a rip current on its head or on both sides. This is a death trap. Due to the natural location here, many large channels have been created through which there is a high chance of frequent reverse currents or rip currents. Which can wash away tourists who get off at the calm water. So, of course, do not go to the North Beach by mistake, as shown in the picture, after getting off the jetty. Although the most attractive beach for getting into the water of St. Martin is North Beach. But this part of the northeast has a dangerous rip current. The residents of St. Martin know not to swim in this area. So they refuse to let anyone pass by. But not everyone has the opportunity to know that. In this way, many tourists die due to slight carelessness.
Due to the natural characteristics of St. Martin, headland-type topographic rip currents are a regular feature. If a death occurs in this place, we cannot call it an accident. These are either suicides or murders. Because we should all know about these places and inform others. So that no more deaths occur due to ignorance.
It is good to say that rip currents occur on all beaches of the world and precautions must be taken for this. There is no need to stop sea travel due to fear of rip currents. But precautions must be taken.
Countrymen go on tours, go trekking. Go wherever you want, however you want. But please do not do anything that harms nature and the environment.
