“SIGNS ARE SO SMALL”
At Tanjong Beach, most visitors followed the rules and did not venture into the water. Some children were at the shoreline dipping their toes or collecting water to build sandcastles.
Tanjong Beach Club was also bustling despite the restrictions.
One visitor, who only wanted to be known as Ms Sofia, said she did not realise the measures were in place.
“The signs are so small, I didn’t even realise they were there,” she said, adding that she did not intend to go in the water.
The signs on the beach were about 80m to 100m apart.
Another visitor, 33-year-old Beatrice, said the signs were too far apart and that she thought it was acceptable to go closer to the water in the areas between them.
“It’s good that this is being taken very seriously, especially with so many children coming to the beach on the weekend,” she said.
Her sentiments were shared by 32-year-old Mr Ting, who said similar measures had been taken during jellyfish sightings.
“They took that very seriously, and this should be treated with the same caution,” he said.
“In the last two hours that I’ve been here, most people seem to be abiding by the rules or backing away when approached by the lifeguards.”