Good Harbor Beach in Gloucester, Massachusetts was closed for swimming for a second day in a row after a reported shark sighting Friday morning.
The metropolis in a social media post informed beachgoers to “please stay out of the water until further notice and follow lifeguard instructions.”
The water at Good Harbor was additionally closed for a number of hours Thursday afternoon due to a shark sighting at close by Long Beach. The harbormaster investigated however no sharks have been seen round Good Harbor on Thursday and the seashore was reopened at about 3 p.m.
The nice white shark monitoring app Sharktivity has logged a handful of reported shark sightings off the North Shore up to now 30 days. Far extra have been seen round Cape Cod.
“We never have sharks at Good Harbor Beach,” one Facebook person commented, although consultants say nice whites can present up anyplace alongside the coast throughout shark season.
Crane Beach in Ipswich, situated a number of miles to the north, applied new shark security measures this summer season, together with a shark detection buoy. Last fall, the seashore was closed to swimmers for weeks due to the continued presence of sharks, and other people have been even informed to preserve their canines away from the water.
Sharks aren’t the one cause swimmers are urged to remain out of the water on Friday. A excessive surf advisory is in impact by 8 p.m. on Saturday as Hurricane Erin heads out to sea, with the National Weather Service warning of “large breaking waves of 10 to 15 feet” on Massachusetts seashores, along with harmful rip currents.