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St. Thomas Boat Captain Arrested on Charges of Smuggling 4 Illegal Migrants

CHARLOTTE AMALIE – A St. Thomas boat captain and four illegal aliens from the Dominican Republic were in federal court on Thursday to hear the charges against them. Shawn A.…

John McCarthy May 11, 2018

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Coast Guard Tall Ship ‘Eagle’ To Visit St. Thomas on Patrol For Community Outreach

CHARLOTTE AMALIE -- The U.S. Coast Guard Tall Ship Eagle will kick off its 2018 summer patrol of cadet training and community outreach by making its first port stop at St. Thomas.…

John McCarthy May 9, 2018

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U.S. Coast Guard Enlisted Person of The Year Was Deployed To St. Croix After Hurricane Maria

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN DIEGO -- Two California-based Coast Guard petty officers were honored as the 2017 active-duty and reserve enlisted person of the year for the service’s…

John McCarthy April 16, 2018

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U.S. Coast Guard Rescues Two Boaters From Water 32 Miles South of St. Croix

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CHRISTIANSTED -- The U.S. Coast Guard rescued two boaters from the sea about 32 miles south of St. Croix on Thursday. According to the Coast…

John McCarthy April 13, 2018

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SHIP SHAPE? Filthy Cruise Ships Failing Record Number of Cleaning Inspections … And It’s Making People Sick

MIAMI -- Cruise lines have never had a cleanliness problem this big. In 2017, cruise lines failed their sanitation inspections at the highest rate ever since the Centers for Disease Control and…

John McCarthy March 6, 2018

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HAVING A ‘SWELL’ TIME IN PARADISE: Thirty Foot High Waves Hit Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] SAN JUAN — Waves nearly 30 feet high from a U.S. winter storm slammed into Puerto Rico today, forcing authorities to evacuate dozens of families and…

John McCarthy March 5, 2018

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U.S. Coast Guard Cleanup of Abandoned Boats In Water Moves To St. John

[ad name="HTML-68"] [wpedon id="23995" align="left"] CRUZ BAY -- U.S. Coast Guard Petty officer Jake DiPaola arrived on St. John about a week after Hurricane Maria. In Coral Bay, on the…

John McCarthy February 17, 2018

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Coast Guard and DPNR Wrap Up Boat Salvage Operations in St. Croix on Monday

V.I. Free Press photo by GARY DAVIDSON https://www.facebook.com/DreamlifePhotographySTX/ CHRISTIANSTED — The Department of Planning and Natural Resources (DPNR), the U.S. Coast Guard and salvage contractors completed vessel salvage operations on…

John McCarthy January 16, 2018

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GOVERNMENT HOUSE: WAPA Needs 50 Flagmen and You Don’t Need A High School Diploma To Get The Job

MERRY CHRISTMAS: Gov. Kenneth Mapp is in the holiday spirit early. [ad name="HTML-68"] CHRISTIANSTED - Gov. Kenneth Mapp announced 50 jobs are available for flagmen to assist in managing traffic…

John McCarthy December 12, 2017

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U.S. Coast Guard Intercepts Three Drug Smugglers and $23 Million In Cocaine Off The Dominican Republic

[ad name="HTML-68"] ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The Coast Guard Cutter Pelican brought ashore almost one ton of cocaine last month. The cocaine is valued at $23 million, and along with…

John McCarthy December 6, 2017