Most Beaches Safe This Weekend, D.P.N.R. Says
- Staff
- July 21, 2018
Most of the territory's beaches are good for swimming and fishing this weekend, with only Coki Point and Water Bay in St. Thomas not safe, the Department of Planning and Natural Resources has announced. Also, the following beaches were not tested and therefore their water quality, D.P.N.R. said, is unknown: Stoney Ground, Princess Condo Row and Grapetree Bay on St. Croix; Frenchman’s Bay on St. Thomas; and Johnson Bay on St. John. All other waters were deemed safe. St. Croix: Cramer’s Park, Shoy’s, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Buccaneer, Chenay Bay, Halfpenny, Dorsch, Frederiksted Public Beach, Cane Bay, Pelican Cove (Comorant), Rainbow, Protestant Cay, Sprat Hall and Columbus Landing. St. Thomas: Lindquist, Magen’s Bay, Secret Harbor, Lindbergh Bay, Brewer’s Bay, Hull Bay , Vessup Bay, Bluebeards, Bolongo Bay and Sapphire. St. John: Frank Bay, Cruz Bay, Oppenheimer and Great Cruz Bay. D.P.N.R. said high levels of enterococci bacteria and turbidity may be caused by runoff due to...
