Namibia: Namibia Maritime Museum in Lüderitz is temporarily closed

Namibia: The new Namibia Maritime Museum (NMM) in Lüderitz is temporarily closed

The new Namibia Maritime Museum in Lüderitz, Namibia, has informed the public that it is temporarily closed due to ongoing construction work from 16 January 2025 until 26 January 2025. The museum will be open again from Monday, 27 January 2025, at 09:30.

The new museum in Lüderitz, which opened its doors to the public on 01 November 2024, is first ever maritime museum in Namibia and one of Africa's largest maritime museums. It is located in the historic Lüderitz Old Power Station (LOPS) from 1911. The museum covers 2,000m² and features ancient watercraft, fossils, maps, a library, and a treasure trove of thousands of antiques, art displays, and skeletal remains of sharks.

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South Africa: sharks at Muizenberg, Cape Town | Акулы на пляже Мюзенберг, Южная Африка

Bathers and surfers were cleared from the water at Muizenberg beach, Cape Town, South Africa after a shark was spotted close to shore on Friday, November 13.

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Beach safety organisation Shark Spotters confirmed that the animal was a bronze whaler shark.

“Muizenberg beach had some interesting visitors this week! While there has still not been any white sharks recorded in False Bay for a long time, we have started seeing large bronze whaler (bronzie) sharks coming very close to shore, following small school of bait fish in shallow water,” according to Shark Spotters.

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“This bronzie was seen on Friday morning at Surfers Corner and one of our drone pilots was able to get this awesome footage”.

“While bronze whaler sharks do not pose as significant a threat to water users as white sharks, we do still clear the beach as a precaution if they come very close to shore. This is because from the mountain it can be hard to tell the difference between a large bronzie and a smaller white shark, often needing to be confirmed by drone, and so the spotters will always err on the side of caution to ensure the safety of water users.

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