Day: July 3, 2023
Police chief says rioters ‘are there to kill us’ in French town where mayor’s home attacked
The police chief in a French town reeling from an attack on its mayor’s home has told Sky News his officers are involved in “a war” against rioters “who are there to kill us”.
CISA Launches CyberSentry. A CISA-managed threat detection and monitoring capability. Anyone else think this is a terrible idea?
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Packed Benidorm beach closed after deadly creature spotted lurking in water forcing hundreds of UK holidaymakers to flee
A BENIDORM beach was evacuated today after a deadly Portuguese Man O’War was spotted lurking in the water.
Holidaymakers were ordered to get out of the sea at Levante beach in the boozy Spanish hotspot as lifeguards scoured the shore for the balloon-like creature.
Holidaymakers packed the shoreline at Levante beach as lifeguards searched the sea[/caption]
A Portuguese Man O’War has tentacles that can extend more than 30 metres[/caption]
Hundreds of panicked beachgoers and cops lined the edge of the water as a boat zig-zagged along the coast during the frantic half-hour search.
Warning flags were hoisted as the beach later reopened after the beast evaded capture and no further sightings were reported.
Liberty Kinlin-Martin, 22, of Poole, Dorset, told The Sun: “Someone spotted the jelly, so they evacuated the sea.
“The lifeguards spent 30 minutes searching for it – but couldn’t find it. Police were there watching what was going on.
“There were a few people trying to get back in the water while they were searching but the lifeguards ordered them to get out with a whistle.
“There was a lifeguard boat with two people on board searching the water, and lifeguards along the beach.”
A Portuguese Man O’War has tentacles that can extend more than 30 metres – and wrap around unsuspecting swimmers.
Named for its likeness to an 18th-century Portuguese warship under full sail, the creature packs an agonising sting that causes welts on skin.
As a jelly-like siphonophore, they can be blue, violet, or pink – and are closely related to jellyfish.
They can be mistaken as a plastic bag or a balloon by unsuspecting tourists.
They catch small fish and crustaceans with their stinging tentacles – and can sting you weeks after washing up on the beach.
The beasts are sometimes found floating in warm ocean waters sometimes in groups of 1,000 or more.
And they can’t swim and move with the winds and tides – which is why they often end up washed ashore after big storms.
It comes after rare venomous jellyfish washed up on beaches in Ibiza.
British tourists heading to the Spanish hotspot have been warned to watch out for the purple sea dwellers lurking on the shore.
Named Pelagia noctiluca, they have tentacles that can stretch almost 10ft.
In recent weeks, a series of sightings have been logged on an app known as Medusas – the Spanish word for jellyfish – developed to warn tourists about which bays to avoid.
Up until the 1980s, blooms of mauve stingers used to occur once every 12 years.
But in the past few years, they have become an annual occurrence.
If mauve stingers touch your skin the sting can feel as painful as a 9-volt battery sting.
It sparks a burning sensation, inflammation and red rashes.
They have stinging cells all over their bodies and can leave painful marks for weeks.
Conditions in recent years have been ideal for the jellyfish, with mild weather, little rain and unusually warm sea temperatures.
Overfishing in the seas around Ibiza has also led to the demise of traditional purple jellyfish predators, including swordfish and red tuna.
Mauve stinger jellyfish are often a mauve purple colour, but can also come in shades of pink, light brown or yellow.
The best protection against stings is suncream, which prevents the venom released by the tentacles from penetrating the skin.
What is a Portuguese man o’war?
BEACHCOMBERS be warned: a man o’war may still sting you even WEEKS after having washed ashore.
The Portuguese man o’war, (Physalia physalis) is often called a jellyfish.
But is actually a species of siphonophore, a group of animals that are closely related to jellyfish.
Each of the four specialised parts of a man o’ war is responsible for a specific task, such as floating, capturing prey, feeding, and reproduction.
Found mostly in tropical and subtropical seas, men o’ war are propelled by winds and ocean currents alone, and sometimes float in legions of 1,000 or more.
The US National Ocean Service says: “Resembling an 18th-century Portuguese warship under full sail, the man o’ war is recognised by its balloon-like float, which may be blue, violet, or pink and rises up to six inches above the waterline.”
Lurking below the float are long strands of tentacles and polyps that grow to an average of 30 feet and may extend by as much as 100 feet.
The tentacles contain stinging nematocysts.
These are microscopic capsules loaded with coiled, barbed tubes that deliver venom capable of paralysing and killing small fish and crustaceans.
The man o’ war’s sting can kill humans – although it is rare.
It packs a painful punch and causes welts on exposed skin.
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