TRACTOR TRAILER SMASHES INTO UTILITY POLES AT CROWN BAY KNOCKING OUT POWER, TELEPHONE

CHARLOTTE AMALIE — A tractor-trailer collision that damaged several utility poles at the Crown Bay Sandfill on St. Thomas has left the area without electricity, authorities said.

Due to the outage, U.S Customs and Border Protection (CBP) is unable to provide cargo clearance services at its Crown Bay Sandfill office, the Virgin Islands Port Authority (VIPA) said.

CBP has temporarily relocated its cargo clearance operations to the Edward Wilmoth Blyden Marine Terminal at the Charlotte Amalie Waterfront for today only, according to VIPA.

Customers may call the CBP office at the Blyden Terminal at (340) 774-6755.