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Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta) on St. Croix. Note: Samples could not be collected from: Johnson Bay on St. John, Grapetree Bay on St. Croix, and Bluebeard’s Beach on St. Thomas.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Rainbow Beach and Frederiksted Public Beach on St. Croix.

All beaches are considered to be safe for swimming or fishing. Note: Samples could not be collected at the following beaches: Grapetree Bay and Columbus Landing on St. Croix.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Frank Bay on St. John.

Call-Center hours will resume Tuesday, June 1, 2021 from 8:30 am until 5:00 pm.

All beaches are considered to be safe for swimming or fishing. Note: Samples could not be collected at the following beaches: Columbus Landing and Grapetree Bay on St. Croix.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Cruz Bay on St. John.

VITEMA will begin distributing 6,000 free Hurricane Tracking Maps for use by the public beginning, May 10 on all four U.S. Virgin Islands.

Samples were not collected at the following beaches: Grapetree Bay on St. Croix, and Honeymoon Beach on Water Island.

Many are considered to be safe for swimming or fishing, but the state of the following beaches is unknown: Princess (Condo Row), Protestant Cay, New Fort (Ft. Louise Augusta), Buccaneer, Shoy’s, Chenay Bay, Cramer’s Park, Grapetree Bay and Halfpenny Beach on St. Croix. Morningstar Beach on St. Thomas. Johnson Bay on St. John.

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Dorsch Beach on St. Croix.

The multi-day event will educate volunteers about preparedness for the hazards that may impact their area and will train them in basic disaster response such as fire safety, team organization, light search and rescue and disaster medical operations.

In partnership with American Signal Corporation, new tsunami siren installation started on Tuesday, April 6th, 2021.

Samples were not collected at the following beaches: Grapetree Bay and Gentle Winds on St. Croix (due to sargassum seaweed). Morningstar on St. Thomas (due to time constraints). Johnson Bay on St. John (due to time constraints).

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Princess, Protestant Cay, New Fort, Buccaneer, Shoy’s, Chenay, Cramer’s Park, Grapetree Bay, and Halfpenny Beach on St. Croix.

Samples were not collected at the following beaches: Princess, Protestant Cay, New Fort, Buccaneer, Shoy’s, Chenay Bay, Cramer’s Park, Grapetree Bay, and Halfpenny Beach on St. Croix (due to time constraints). Morningstar on St. Thomas (due to time constraints). Cruz Bay, Oppenheimer, Johnson Bay, Great Cruz Bay, and Frank Bay on St. John (due to vehicle issues).

The following beaches are not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Grapetree Bay on St. Croix, Lindberg Bay on St. Thomas, and Frank Bay on St. John.

All beaches are considered safe for swimming or fishing, except for Gentle Winds (St. Croix) and Morningstar (St. Thomas) where samples could not be collected.

All beaches are considered safe for swimming or fishing, except for St. Croix beaches (water quality untested, unknown quality).

Not considered to be safe for swimming or fishing: Great Cruz Bay on St. John. Please note: Samples were not collected at the following beaches: All beaches on St. Croix, Honeymoon Beach on Water Island, and Morningstar on St. Thomas. Therefore, the water quality at these beaches is unknown.