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VIPD Marine Unit Rescues Fisherman From Savana Island After Dinghy Breaks Down, Ending Hourslong Coast Guard-Led Search

17 July 2026
This content originally appeared on The Virgin Islands Consortium.
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VIPD Marine Unit Rescues Fisherman From Savana Island After Dinghy Breaks Down, Ending Hourslong Coast Guard-Led Search

A VIPD marine unit found Conrad E. Pondt on Savana Island after his dinghy became disabled during a Thursday fishing trip, concluding four air and five surface searches involving Coast Guard, federal, territorial and volunteer responders near St. Thomas.