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All Tested Beaches Are Safe This Weekend, D.P.N.R. Says

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources said on Friday that all 29 beaches tested this week were deemed safe for swimming and fishing. They include the following: St. Croix: Cramer Park, Pelican Cove (Comorant), Rainbow, Chenay Bay, Cane Bay, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Dorsch, Protestant Cay, Frederiksted Public Beach, Grapetree Bay, Princess, Condo Row and Halfpenny. St. Thomas: Lindquist, Magen’s Bay, Vessup Bay, Bluebeards, Secret Harbor, Water Bay, Sapphire, Hull Bay, Lindbergh Bay, Bolongo Bay, Coki Point and Brewer’s Bay. St. John: Oppenheimer, Great Cruz Bay, Johnson Bay, Frank Bay and Cruz Bay. The department said Stoney Ground, Shoy’s Beach and Buccaneer Beach on St. Croix and Frenchman’s Bay on St. Thomas could not be sampled this week, therefore, the water quality of these beaches is unknown. D.P.N.R. said high levels of enterococci bacteria and turbidity may be caused by runoff due to heavy rains, heavy marine vessel traffic, high wave activity near the shoreli...