ST. THOMAS — A Coast Guard Boat Forces Detachment St. Thomas crew rescued two divers in distress Thursday afternoon from the middle of the channel just off Coki, the U.S. Coast Guard announced Friday. According to the release, the rescued divers are a man, 57, and a woman, 21, reportedly tourists, who were spotted by the Coast Guard crew at approximately 1:00 p.m. during a routine patrol. The Coast Guard crew, operating aboard a 33-foot Special Purpose Craft-Law Enforcement, turned on their blue lights during their approach to deter oncoming boat traffic from getting close to the divers. Once alongside, the crew pulled both divers safely aboard and assessed that there were no medical emergencies. “The crew was proficient in spotting two divers in distress with no dive flag, and were able to get them out of the water quickly to avoid vessel…
ST. CROIX — A tourist was found unresponsive floating in the sea at Annaly Bay at the Tide Pools on…
ST. CROIX — The V.I. Police Department has identified the man who died Thursday night at Point Udall,…
Vehicular Accident Near Nisky Center Results…
Staff Consortium July 23, 2021ST. THOMAS — A vehicular accident near the Nisky Center resulted in the death of a pedestrian, V.I.P.D.…
Man Dies Following Forklift Accident at Resort…
Staff Consortium July 18, 2021ST. THOMAS — A forklift accident at a resort construction site in St. Thomas Saturday morning has resulted…
Freak Accident on St. Croix Leaves Three Injured,…
Staff Consortium July 12, 2021ST. CROIX — A freak accident on St. Croix in Christiansted Sunday morning left three victims injured,…
Female Driver Dies After Vehicle Crashes Into…
Staff Consortium July 10, 2021ST. CROIX — A St. Croix woman died following a car accident in the wee hours of Saturday morning on…
ST. CROIX — An auto collision during the wee hours of Wednesday morning left one man dead, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima has announced. According to the V.I.P.D. news release, at ...
ST. THOMAS — A woman from Jacksonville, Florida who was snorkeling at Sapphire Beach in St. Thomas with friends on June 30 was pronounced dead at the Schneider Regional Medical Center the same day, ...
ST. JOHN — A Chicago, Illinois man was pronounced dead at the Myrah Keating Smith Community Health Center in St. John Tuesday afternoon, in what the V.I.P.D. has deemed a possible drowning incident....
ST. THOMAS — A 60-year-old man had to be airlifted for intensive care after being struck by a Mack commercial vehicle (Mack truck) on Rumer Drive in St. Thomas Sunday night, V.I.P.D. Public Informat...
ST. THOMAS — The U.S. Coast Guard's 7th District, which covers the U.S. Virgin Islands and Puerto Rico along with Florida and some other states, has announced that the Coast Guard's air and surface ...
ST. THOMAS — Electrical service was restored to all customers in the St. Thomas St. John district at approximately 9:00 p.m. Sunday following a districtwide service interruption, according to the V....
ST. CROIX — A Coast Guard boat crew assisted two boaters in distress aboard the sailing vessel Destination that was disabled and adrift Tuesday, in waters north of St. Croix, the Coast Guard made kn...
ST. THOMAS — V.I. Police Department officers are investigating a possible drowning incident that occurred at Brewer's Bay Tuesday afternoon, V.I.P.D. Public Information Officer Toby Derima has annou...
ST. JOHN — On Friday at around 11:07 a.m. the 911 Emergency Call Center dispatched officers to the Westin Resort harbor in reference to an explosion aboard a vessel, announced V.I.P.D. Public Inform...
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