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The ban of bathing in the sea out of the working hours (7am-5pm)
has risen difficult for Vung Tau city’s tourism industry.
Local people said that this ban is ridiculous because they have to work and do
not have time for having bath in the sea after 5pm.
Mr. Doan The Long, from the Vung Tau-Paradise JV Company, which manages a beach
in Vung Tau city, said that this ban is unreasonable and his company has asked
the local authorities to extend the bathing time.
However, Long said that while waiting for the local government’s decision, his
company could not open its beach before 7am and after 5pm because rescue workers
only work from 7am to 5pm. The firm would have to take full responsibility for
drowning cases that occur during the time without rescue workers’ presence.
Mr. Pham Khac To, vice head of the management board of tourism sites in Vung Tau
city, explained that rescue workers could be able to work from 7am to 5pm. “It
is difficult to recruit a rescue worker,” he said.
The ban was issued in August 1996 but it was not be implemented until May 27,
2012, when Vung Tau authorities issued a warning on the danger of bathing in the
sea before 7am and after 5pm, when rescue workers do not work. Because of the
‘warning’, tourist sites have banned locals and tourists from having bath in the
sea during the ‘warned’ time.
Ms. Truong Thi Huong, Vung Tau’s Vice Chair, said that the city issued the
warning because many drowning cases occurred in the early morning and late
afternoon, when rescue workers do not work.
However, she added: “We will extend the time to 7pm.”
Meanwhile, the central city of Da nang permits tourists to have bath in the sea
from 4.30am to 7pm.
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