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Overseas swimmers expected for Swim & SUP The Sound 2018- VISAR
NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI- Persons looking to take on a challenge of endurance swimming while raising money for a good cause might want to consider the 2018 Swim and SUP The Sound.
Boat fire reported near Norman Island
NORMAN ISLAND, VI- A boat reportedly caught on fire this morning, July 3, 2017 near Norman Island.
Luxury Yacht on fire in Virgin Islands waters
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- At about 3:45 PM today Monday March 6, 2017 a luxury Yacht was seen by our newsroom on fire off The Dogs, close to Virgin Gorda, in Virgin Islands waters.
UPDATE: Charter boat that sank in VG had sailed from St Martin
VALLEY, Virgin Gorda, VI- The charter boat that sank in shallow waters off Fischer’s Cove in Virgin Gorda on Sunday February 26, 2017 had sailed from St Martin with passengers on board.
UPDATE: Boat found off St Croix; Fisherman still missing
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI- The boat that Virgin Islands fisherman Carlos Titley went fishing on has been recovered, however, Titley was still not found up to late evening, November 12, 2016.
Search ends for migrants of capsized vessel off VI
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – The search for possible survivors of a boat that reportedly capsized in waters off the Virgin Islands sometime between the night of July 9, 2016 and Monday morning, July 11, 2016 ended on Saturday July 16, 2016 ended after US Coast Guard rescue efforts yielded no signs of possible survivors.
2 divers safe after 4 hr swim to Necker Island
NECKER ISLAND, VI – Two divers today April 9, 2016 escaped death and luckily made it to Necker Island after their boat drifted too far from them in the rough waves off the sister island of Virgin Gorda.
UPDATE: Police confirm death of tourist @ The Indians
ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – Information and Press Officer of the Royal Virgin Islands Police Force (RVIPF) Diane Drayton has confirmed that a man died suddenly yesterday March 1, 2016 at The Indians, the uninhabited small archipelago of islets located west of the main island of Tortola in the [British] Virgin Islands.
Woman injured by catamaran propeller @ Peter Island
PETER ISLAND, Tortola, VI - Coordinator of the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) John P. Aspinal has confirmed that a woman was cut by a propeller of a catamaran off Peter Island today February 18, 2016.
Cargo barge sinks off Anegada
THE SETTLEMENT, Anegada, VI – Coordinator of the Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR) John P. Aspinall has confirmed that cargo barge Isabelle 5 ran aground near the shore of Anegada today November 6, 2015. However, he said that everyone was safely rescued.