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March 2nd, 2016
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.

February 18th, 2016
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.

November 6th, 2015
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.

June 14th, 2015
Man reportedly drowns @ JVD

LITTLE HARBOUR, Jost Van Dyke, VI – Information reaching this news site from our Team of Reporters on Jost Van Dyke is that well known resident, Daniel 'Not Nice' Richards, reportedly drowned in waters off Little Harbour this evening, June 14, 2015.

June 11th, 2015
Tourist drowns near Devil's Bay

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI – A tourist reportedly encountered difficulties and drowned while snorkelling near Devil's Bay, Virgin Gorda sometime after noon yesterday, June 10, 2015.

March 23rd, 2015
UPDATE: ‎Tourist injured by propeller of dingy engine

ROAD TOWN, Tortola, VI - Following further investigations by Coordinator of Virgin Islands Search and Rescue (VISAR)‎ Mr John P. Aspinall, it was discovered that the female tourist rushed to Peebles Hospital from Cooper Island last evening March 22, 2015 did not fall off a dock there but rather from a dingy.

March 22nd, 2015
Yacht runs aground off Oil Nut Bay

OIL NUT BAY, Virgin Gorda, VI – Three German passengers on a privately owned yacht had to abandon their vessel for the night after it ran aground just off Oil Nut Bay, Virgin Gorda on Friday March 20, 2015.

March 10th, 2015
2 believed drowned over weekend

NORMAN ISLAND, VI – Two persons lost their lives over the weekend and both are believed to have drowned, according to reports.

May 24th, 2014
Time to Swim for a good cause!

NORTH SOUND, Virgin Gorda, VI - Swim the Sound is a competitive swim taking place in North Sound, Virgin Gorda next Sunday, June 1, 2014, starting at Saba Rock and finishing on the beach at the Leverick Bay Resort for a good cause.

November 2nd, 2013
Six escape injury in Beef Island boat incident

BEEF ISLAND, VI – Post time - 10:20AM Six persons reportedly escaped injuries when their boat ran aground at a reef near the Beef Island bridge last evening, November 1, 2013.

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