U.S. Virgin Islands

Gulf Craft starts construction of new U.S. Virgin Islands ferry

Rendering of new U.S. Virgin Islands ferry

The Gulf Craft LLC shipyard in Franklin, La., has started construction of a new U.S Virgin Islands ferry. The 300-passenger 32-meter Incat Crowther designed catamaran vessel will service the busy tourist and commuter route between Red Hook on the island of St. Thomas, and Cruz Bay on the island of St. John. Currently, two other Incat Crowther 28-meter vessels service this route.

The Government of the U.S. Virgin Islands Department of Public Works received a grant of $1.7 million to build a third...

https://www.marinelog.com/passenger/ferries/gulf-craft-starts-construction-of-new-u-s-virgin-islands-ferry/

VIDEO: Bonnie G refloated and relocated

An incident that began on October 4 with the rescue of 12 people from a vessel that grounded half a mile south of the Cyril E. King airport in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands during Tropical Storm Phillippe, has reached a successful conclusion. The vessel, the 195-foot Vanuatu-flagged RO/RO cargo vessel Bonnie G, originally delivered in 1981 as an OSV, has been refloated and relocated. It is now safely moored at the Crown Bay Sandfill dock in St. Thomas.

That came after a 26-day saga played out...

https://www.marinelog.com/video/video-bonnie-g-refloated-and-relocated/

$27m in Undeclared Cash Seized Aboard a Docked Ship

  • US agents seize $27m in Undeclared cash on ship bound for USVI.
  • A dog inspecting cargo alerted three agents about the cash on board the docked ship.

US agents seized $27 million in cash aboard a ship bound for the U.S. Virgin Islands, reports APNews.

Largest ever seizure

Federal authorities announced that they seized $27 million in undeclared cash aboard a ship. The ship was bound for the U.S. Virgin Islands. According to reports, the seizure was the largest ever in the region.

How was the money...

https://mfame.guru/27m-in-undeclared-cash-seized-aboard-a-docked-ship/

Cruise Worker Arraigned for Aggravated Sexual Assault

A cruise ship crew member has been indicted for aggravated sexual abuse of a passenger in the Caribbean, reports Cruise Law News.

Alleged sexual assault on-board

According to the indictment announced by United States Attorney Gretchen Shappert for the District of the Virgin Islands, Filipino national Louis Isom Mangampat allegedly sexually assaulted a woman while on board a cruise ship.

The vessel was headed for the U.S. Virgin Islands, where Mangampat was arraigned in a federal court in the...

http://mfame.guru/cruise-worker-arraigned-for-aggravated-sexual-assault/

Mysterious Coral Disease Ravages Caribbean Reefs!

  • The mysterious disease is stony coral tissue loss disease, sometimes referred to by its initials SCTLD or by the nickname skittle-D.
  • In the Caribbean, the disease is now ravaging about a third of the region’s 65 reef-building species, scientists estimate.
  • The disease has affected almost all of a 580-kilometer stretch of reef, including the Florida Keys.
  • The diseased corals had microbiomes that were more prone to change and become more diverse than their healthy counterparts.
  • Global warming...

http://mfame.guru/mysterious-coral-disease-ravages-caribbean-reefs/