New Year's Dive Into The North Sea

Jan 03, 2009 - Oostende, Belgium - Hundreds of participants run into the sea at the traditional New Year's dive into the North Sea, at the 'Drie Gapers' beach. The water temperature was 2 degrees celsius, the air was 3 degrees, but even with the freezing cold over 6,000 people took a dive into the water at the yearly 'Nieuwjaarsduik'. Many people wore winter hats