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Eleven Beaches Unsafe For Swimming And Fishing This Weekend, DPNR Says

ST. CROIX -- The Department of Planning and Natural Resources has announced via its weekly press release that 11 of the territory's beaches are not safe for swimming or fishing this weekend, stating that the beaches failed accepted water quality standards because they exceeded the established enterococci bacteria threshold, and therefore are not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing. The unsafe beaches include Princess (Condo Row), Grapetree Bay and Halfpenny on St. Croix. On St. Thomas, DPNR says Bolongo Bay, Frenchman’s Bay, Sapphire, Water Bay, Hull Bay, Brewer’s Bay and Lindbergh Bay are unsafe. And on St. John, Frank Bay failed to meet accepted conditions. Good news is, there are more safe beaches than unsafe ones this weekend, including, on St. Croix: 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 and Gentle Winds. St. Thomas safe be...