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Coast Guard Assists Danish Sailing Vessel Taking On Water With 8 People On Board Near Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — Coast Guard air and surface units assisted a distressed sailing vessel Monday that was taking on water with eight people onboard in the Caribbean Sea, approximately 80 nautical miles…

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Coast Guard Halts Illegal Dive Boat Operation Near Rincon, Puerto Rico

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Richard Dixon and Sector San Juan marine investigators stopped an illegal passenger-for-hire operation Sunday for the 32-foot dive boat Going Deep near Rincon,…

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Mike Pence’s 5-Day Vacation To St. Croix Continues; He’s Staying At $2,200 Per Week Teague Bay Condominium

TEAGUE BAY — Former Vice President Mike Pence was spotted Sunday night at a St. Croix restaurant famous for its surf and turf and casual dining atmosphere. Pence, in his…

VI Free Press February 1, 2021

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Coast Guard Nabs 2 Drug Smugglers With $8.5 Million In Cocaine On Boat At Sea

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutters Mohawk and Charles David Jr. transferred custody of two suspected smugglers and $8.5 million in seized cocaine to federal agents at a Coast Guard…

VI Free Press January 30, 2021

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Coast Guard, U.S. Border Patrol Seize $1.9 Million In Cocaine, Detain 2 Smugglers In Isabela, Puerto Rico

AGUADILLA — A Coast Guard aircrew combined efforts with U.S. Border Patrol agents during a drug smuggling event Saturday that resulted in the seizure of 157 pounds (71 Kilos) of…

VI Free Press January 27, 2021

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U.S. Coast Guard Stops Illegal Charter Boat Just Off Cruz Bay, St. John

CRUZ BAY — The Coast Guard terminated an illegal charter for the 29-foot small passenger vessel Alternate Attitude Sunday just outside of cruz Bay, St. John. During law enforcement patrol…

VI Free Press January 22, 2021

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VING Members Arrive In Washington D.C. For Support Role In Presidential Inauguration of Joe Biden

WASHINGTON — The Virgin Islands National Guard arrived Sunday at the National Capital Region to support federal and District authorities leading up to the 59th Presidential Inauguration. Virgin Islands soldiers and…

VI Free Press January 18, 2021

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Puerto Rican Man Arrested For Smuggling $100,000 In U.S. Currency To St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents arrested one Puerto Rican boat captain for attempting to smuggle more than $100,000 in cash by sea to St. Thomas. Blas…

VI Free Press January 17, 2021

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Coast Guard Ends Voyage For Recreational Sailing Vessel Wahu Just Off Cabo Rojo

SAN JUAN — The U.S. Coast Guard terminated a recreational voyage for the disabled sailing vessel Wahu Thursday, following multiple safety violations during a post search and rescue boarding in…

VI Free Press January 17, 2021

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2 VIPD Officers Arrested In Florida After 329 Kilos Of Cocaine Discovered On $22K-Per-Flight Private Jet

MIAMI — V.I. Police Department officer and V.I. National Guardsman Shakim Mike was aboard a chartered jet laden with at least 724 pounds of cocaine when it touched down in…

VI Free Press January 13, 2021