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Only One Beach Not Safe This Weekend, D.P.N.R. Says

Out of the 35 beaches that the Department of Planning and Natural Resources tested territory-wide this week, only one did not meet water quality standards considered safe for swimming and fishing. Blubebeards Beach in St. Thomas, above, D.P.N.R. said, failed because it exceeded the established enterococci bacteria threshold considered as safe. All other beaches, however, were good to go. On St. Croix, they are: 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, 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, Secret Harbor, Bolongo Bay, Sapphire, Water Bay, Frenchman’s Bay, Hull Bay, Lindbergh Bay and Magen’s Bay. And on St. John, the safe beaches are: Oppenhiemer, Johnson Bay, Frank Bay, Cruz Bay and Great Cruz Bay. High le...