Health

Three St. Thomas Beaches Not Safe This Weekend; Five Go Untested

The Department of Planning and Natural Resources announced on Friday that three beaches in St. Thomas -- Coki Point, Vessup Bay and Bluebeards -- are not safe for swimming and fishing this weekend. Separately, D.P.N.R. said Pelican Cove, Princess Condo Row and Grapetree on St. Croix, while Bolongo Bay and Frenchman's Bay in St. Thomas were not tested (D.P.N.R. did not say why), and therefore their water quality is unknown. The three St. Thomas beaches were deemed unsafe because they exceeded the level of enterococci bacteria established as safe for swimming and fishing, D.P.N.R. said. Most of the territory's waters passed the safety level, however, including the following per island. St. Croix: Cramer Park, Shoy’s, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Buccaneer, Chenay Bay, Halfpenny, Stoney Ground, Dorsch, Frederiksted Public Beach, Cane Bay, Rainbow and Protestant Cay. St. Thomas: Lindquist, Magen’s Bay, Secret Harbor, Lindbergh Bay, Brewer’s Bay, Hull Bay, Water Bay and Sapphire...