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USVI Celebrates ‘Nicole Robin Day’ Today

CRUZ BAY — Friday, August 4 is “Nicole Robin Day” in the U.S. Virgin Islands, celebrating the courage and bravery exhibited in 1973 by the late Captain Loredon Boynes Sr.…

John McCarthy August 4, 2023

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Coast Guard Suspends Search For Man Who Jumped Off Carnival Ship

MIAMI — A 30-year-old Carnival Cruise Line passenger met an unfortunate end after jumping off the Carnival Elation cruise ship on Sunday. The U.S. Coast Guard called off the search last night…

John McCarthy July 25, 2023

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Costa Rican Man Pleads Guilty To Smuggling 4,000 Pounds of Marijuana To St. Croix

CHRISTIANSTED — A native of Costa Rica admitted to drug smuggling charges in federal court in Golden Rock today. Luis Antonio Orellana- Orellano, 69, of San Jose, pled guilty in…

John McCarthy June 16, 2023

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Coast Guard Searching For Man Who Fell From Cruise Ship Off Florida Coast

JACKSONVILLE — The U.S. Coast Guard said Tuesday that it's searching for a man who fell from a cruise ship off the coast of Florida. The 35-year-old passenger fell from the…

John McCarthy May 30, 2023

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Coast Guard Rebuilds Buck Island Navigation Tower in St. Thomas

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — Coast Guard Aids to Navigation Team Puerto Rico completed the rebuild of the Buck Island aids to navigation tower light just off Saint Thomas on Sunday. The eight-day evolution…

John McCarthy May 9, 2023

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Three Ecuadorians Charged With Smuggling 1,763 Pounds of Cocaine

CHRISTIANSTED — Three South Americans face federal charges tied to smuggling 1,763 pounds of cocaine by sea. Luis Menocal-Mero, alias “Luis Menoscal," 38, Carlos Anchundia-Mero, 22, and Carlos BaquePincay, 21,…

John McCarthy May 5, 2023

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24 Dominicans Stranded At Sea On Small Boat Rescued By Passing Cruise Ship

SANTO DOMINGO — Twenty-four people stranded in the Caribbean Sea on a small boat were safe after the crew of the vessel Carnival Spirit rescued them on Tuesday. In a…

John McCarthy April 17, 2023

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‘Male’ Shot During Robbery Near Post Office In St. John On Holy Saturday

CRUZ BAY — Police are investigating after a "male" was shot during a robbery near the post office in St. John on Saturday night, authorities said. Officers from the Leander…

John McCarthy April 10, 2023

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Coast Guard Calls Off Search For Missing Boater After Three Days

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard suspended a three-day search at 7:03 p.m. Friday, pending further developments, for a boater who went missing Tuesday night following a vessel capsizing near…

John McCarthy April 8, 2023

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Coast Guard Returns 40 Illegal Migrants To The Dominican Republic

SAN JUAN — The Coast Guard Cutter Joseph Tezanos repatriated 39 migrants to the Dominican Republic Saturday, following the interdiction of an illegal voyage vessel in Mona Passage waters near…

John McCarthy April 7, 2023