On April 26,2009  P1 said he was operating the boat and was going near the reef on the west side of Ruth Island. P1 noticed that the boat was taking on water and he began to head back to the pier. P1 said that when he passed the channel between Ruth Island and St.Croix the both engines shut down. P1 said he dropped anchor so the boat would stop drifting. P1 also said that P2 had jumped in the water to swim to shore and get help. The boat was sinking so fast that they did not have time to get life jackets. P1 said he was helping P3 swam to shore and he stopped to get some rest,he started looking for P3 the current was pushing her away from him, but she was with P4. He continued to swim to shore. P1 admitted that he knew that P3 could not swim.The Virgin Islands Marine Unit, DPNR Enforcement, U.S Coast Guard boat patrol and helicopter conducted searches for P3 within the Krause Lagoon area and also the south coast of St.Croix from Mannings Bay towards Sandy Point. P3 has not been found, and the search for her has been suspended pending further development and prosecutor's opinion on this case.
Christiansted                 