SAN JUAN — Northerly swells began affecting the regional waters last night and will continue throughout the weekend, generating hazardous marine and life-threatening coastal conditions, the National Weather Service said. These conditions will trigger Small…
CRUZ BAY — The Romeo Company of the Virgin Islands Fire and Emergency Medical Services (VIFEMS) responded to a boat fire in the Hansen Bay Area early Monday morning. Upon arrival at 4:07 a.m., fire crews…
CHRISTIANSTED — Congratulations are in order for St. Croix residents Bob and Patricia Towal who are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary tomorrow. Trisha and Bob were wed on October 7, 1972 at University Methodist Church…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — After a boating accident off of St. John, mariners are asked to keep a sharp eye out for a person in the water (PIW). St. Thomas Rescue said on Facebook that the…
CHRISTIANSTED — A Coast Guard boat crew rescued nine persons from a disabled vessel Sunday evening, about 100 yards east of Judith’s Fancy in St. Croix. The rescued, four men and five women, were reportedly…
SALT RIVER — Unsure how to sail, not knowing how to deploy their anchor, out of fuel and essentially lost just nine miles north of St. Croix, the new owners of a sailboat deployed the…
CRUZ BAY — A boat explosion in St. John caused multiple injuries and sent at least two people to the hospital late Friday morning, authorities confirmed. The propane gas explosion happened about 11:07 a.m. Friday…
MANAGUA, Nicaragua — Nicaraguan authorities said the bodies of six people, apparently migrants, have been found in a small boat drifting off the Caribbean coast. The Interior Ministry said a Republic of Guinea passport belonging…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Two boats anchored too closely together in Magen’s Bay on St. Thomas drew the attention of authorities Sunday morning who said the people and boats did not follow COVID-19 social distancing guidelines.…
CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Yachts apparently anchored too closely together on St. Thomas earned the ire of several concerned citizens on social media this weekend. Ronnie Lockhart of St. Thomas posted a photo to Facebook which…