Italian company offers to install shark shields in Egypt
Baku, December 27 (AZERTAC). The idea of protection from shark attacks has been proposed to the Egyptian authorities by an Italian company Shark Shield.
A few days ago in Sharm el-Sheikh, an emergency conference was convened for the safety of tourists in the sea. As employees of the company Tez Tour report, the conference was attended by Governor of South Sinai province, local officials, managers from tourism industry and representatives from companies dealing with human safety at sea.
Among other innovative solutions, the Egyptians are interested in the electromagnetic shield, which was presented by the Italians. Its main advantage is that it does not interfere the movement of ships and boats, or swimmers, but it protects the area from many species of sharks. This special electromagnetic field, created by Shark Shield, effects only the predators, directing the charge accurately on their face, whereupon the shark just runs away. This method is completely safe for the environment. Shields giving off electromagnetic radiation will scare away sharks, keeping them away from the beaches, and, yet, would have no impact on vessels or disrupt the routine of holidaymakers.
Such devices are already used for protection of beaches on the coasts of South Africa and Australia. Shark Shield is also approved by NATO. To begin with, electromagnetic shield will be tested in two bays at Nabq Bay and in the waters of Ras Mohammed National Park. In early December, as a result of shark attacks in Sharm el-Sheikh a 70-year-old tourist from Germany died, while four other tourists, including Russians, received injuries.
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