A crew of Virgin Islands Water and Power Authority linemen departed Monday for Jamaica to assist with post-hurricane power restoration following the impact of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, according to a press release issued by the authority Monday.
The team is expected to spend about one month in Jamaica, providing hands-on support to local utility crews working to repair damaged electrical infrastructure, including powerlines, poles, and transformers, according to the press release.
The delegation includes lineworkers and safety personnel from WAPA’s St. Croix and St. Thomas St. John districts. Crew members departed from Henry E. Rohlsen Airport on St. Croix and Cyril E. King Airport on St. Thomas before joining in Miami for their onward flight to Jamaica, the press release said…