On the morning of June 16, five scuba divers rolled off a boat near Jost Van Dyke and disappeared into the ocean. It was the first day of Wreck Week, …
June 22, 2024
December 30, 2022
BVI Tourist Board, businesses partner for cleanup
Bags of sargassum, debris and other trash lined the shores of Trellis Bay after two dozen people from six yachts spent about two hours cleaning the area last Thursday. Visiting …
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October 4, 2022
Volunteers clean up 8,828 feet of coastline
Volunteers across the territory joined in a belated observance of International Coastal Cleanup Day last weekend, clearing piles of waste from shorelines at Salt Island; Spring Bay on Virgin Gorda; …
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August 18, 2022
Ghost busters: Discarded tackle cleaned up
A boat full of volunteers recently travelled from Tortola to the south side of Cooper Island, where they combed the sargassum-covered rocky shore for waste that had washed up on …
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September 29, 2021
One weekend, 400-plus pounds of litter
With one 10-person team working along the road near the ocean and another working the hillside, volunteers set to work clearing all the litter in sight on Sept. 18 in …
April 28, 2021
Humane society hosts first beach cleanup
With dog leashes in one hand and blue and black trash bags in the other, community members patrolled the Beef Island shoreline recently, picking up bits of boat debris, glass …
