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Three Beaches In St. Thomas-St. John District Not Safe This Weekend, D.P.N.R. Says

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources on Friday made known that while most of the territory's beaches passed the safety test this weekend, three of them failed -- all of which were in the St. Thomas-St. John district. According to D.P.N.R., Lindbergh Bay in St. Thomas, and Frank Bay and Cruz Bay in St. John were deemed unsafe because they exceeded the established enterococci bacteria threshold considered as safe. All other beaches, however, were good to go. On St. Croix, they are: Stoney Ground, Protestant Cay, Buccaneer, Cramer Park, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Dorsch, Frederiksted Public Beach, Pelican Cove (Comorant), Shoy’s, Rainbow, Cane Bay, Chenay Bay, Princess (Condo Row), A – Mill Harbour, Halfpenny, Princess (Condo Row) and B – Breezez Grapetree Bay. On St. Thomas, they include: Lindquist, Coki Point, Vessup Bay, Brewer’s Bay, Bluebeards, Secret Harbor, Bolongo Bay, Sapphire, Water Bay, Frenchman’s Bay, Hull Bay and Magen’s Bay. And on St. John, the safe be...