UKhomishani Wezokuvakasha uBeverly Nicholson-Doty ubelokhu esebenza ubusuku nemini ezama ukunqanda ukudubula okwenzeke olwandle lwaseCoki Point ekucekeleni phansi imboni yezokuvakasha yale ndawo. NgoLwesihlanu, yena kanye noKhomishani womnyango wamaphoyisa we-VI uNovelle Francis, Jr. bahlangane nabamele imigwaqo emikhulu yezikebhe ngoLwesihlanu ukuxoxa ngezinkinga zokuphepha. Umhlangano wenziwa lula yiFlorida Caribbean Cruise Association.
NgoMsombuluko, ngoJulayi 12, 2010, uLiz Marie Pérez Chaparro oneminyaka engu-14 ubudala washaywa ngenhlamvu ngesikhathi kudutshulwana ngaseCoki Point beach eSt Thomas. Wayengumgibeli eCarnival Victory futhi wayeshiya iCoral World ngetekisi lase-safari nomndeni wakhe, ngesikhathi kuqubuka impi yezibhamu enkonzweni yokungcwaba eqhubeka eCoki Point Cemetery.
Ngesikhathi kumiswa ukuqhuma kwesibhamu, uShaheel Joseph oneminyaka engu-18 - obekade eya emngcwabeni - ubeshonile emgwaqweni. ULiz Marie washaywa yinhlamvu eyaphaphalaza waphuthunyiswa esibhedlela, lapho ashonela khona kungekudala.
Isivakashi sesibili, ebesibuye sibe ngumgibeli eCarnival Victory, salimala kulesi sigameko lapho inhlamvu ibamba isihlathi sayo, futhi yanikeza nombiko wayo wokuzibonela walokho eyakubona abaphenyi ngaphambi kokuba umkhumbi ushiye itheku.
NgoLwesibili, amaphoyisa abophe uSteve Tyson mayelana nesigameko sokudubula esenzeke eCoki Point. Ijaji laxhasa amacala okuqala okubulala ngoLwesithathu laphika nebheyili kaTyson ngoLwesine. UKhomishana wamaPhoyisa uNovelle Francis Jr. uthe kungenzeka kuboshwe abanye kungekudala.
Izingcingo eziya eFlorida Caribbean Cruise Association aziphendulanga ngoLwesihlanu, kwathi ngenkathi uNicholson-Doty noFrancis nabo bengazibuyisanga izingcingo ngesikhathi, uFrancis wakhipha isitatimende esibhaliwe. I-Government House iphinde yakhipha incwadi ebithunyelwe emahhotela nakwabanye abasembonini yezokuvakasha ngoLwesihlanu.
Incwadi kanye nesitatimende sikaFrancis zichaze kabanzi ngezindlela zokuphepha ezithuthukiswe nguMnyango Wezamaphoyisa ukuthi zizothatha ukuqinisekisa ukuphepha kwezivakashi. Izinyathelo ezintsha zifaka:
• Ukuhamba ngezinyawo okubonakalayo kwedolobha, amahhotela, nezinye izindawo ezivame ukuvakashelwa izivakashi
• Ukwanda kokuhambahamba kwezinye izindawo ezinethrafikhi yezivakashi
• Ukuqapha, ukugcina nokuthuthukisa amathuluzi okuqapha ezokuphepha nokuqapha amahora angu-24 amakhamera okuqapha emadolobheni
• Ukuqoqwa kobuhlakani bangaphambi nangesikhathi sokuvakashelwa kwezindawo ezivame ukuvakashelwa izivakashi
• Ukuqapha ngokucophelela ukuhamba kwezivakashi
• Ukwanda kokuqapha okuphezulu kokuhehayo okudumile kuso sonke isiqhingi
"Abavakashi bethu kumele bazizwe bephephile futhi bevikelekile ngesikhathi sokuhlala kwabo," kusho uFrancis esitatimendeni esibhaliwe.
Uthe iziQhingi zaseVirginia zaseMelika zihlala ziyindawo ephephile yezivakashi, futhi ubugebengu obubhekiswe kubavakashi abuvamile.
Incwadi ithe umnyango usebenza ukuthuthukisa nokwethula umkhankaso wokumaketha waseMelika ongu- $ 1.2 million ukugqamisa izinto ezinhle zaseVirgin Islands. Lo mkhankaso uzokwethulwa emasontweni azayo, kusho uNicholson-Doty kule ncwadi.
Lokhu kudutshulwa kutholwe izindaba zabezindaba kuzwelonke, futhi udaba lokuthi kusho ukuthini ukuphathwa kwezibhamu ngoMsombuluko kubahambi luyaqhubeka nokulawula amabhulogi ewebhu anikelwe imboni yezokuvakasha.
Leli cala lishiye imindeni yezisulu ihlukumezekile, iVirgin Islanders ishaqekile, kanti imboni yezokuvakasha emhlabeni wonke inovalo ngohambo oluzayo oluya eSt. Thomas.
