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Frederiksted Public Beach Only Unsafe Shore This Weekend

ST. CROIX -- All the territory's beaches with the exception of the Frederiksted Public Beach are safe for swimming and fishing this weekend, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources made known via its weekly water quality report on Friday. D.P.N.R. says the Frederiksted Public Beach was deemed unsafe because it exceeded the established enterococci bacteria threshold and therefore was not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing. All other beaches were cleared for activity. On St. Croix, they are: Stoney Ground, Protestant Cay, Buccaneer, Cramer Park, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Dorsch, 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, Lindbergh Bay and Magen’s Bay. And on St. John, the s...