November 08, 2007: According to  the Daily Herald out of St. Maarten, the Captain of a boat that carries passengers between Anguilla and St. Maarte was fined $US 500 in St. Maarten on November 5, for failing to notify authorities that he intended to enter St. Maarten and dock at Island Water World as well as  failing to inform Anguilla authorities of his travel plans.

The boat captain was identified as R. J. Grenada and his boat the PP Express was intercepted by St. Maarten Coast Guard officers reportedly for not having life vests.  Officers then found that all 11 occupants were lacking legal documents and turned them over to immigration authorities for further processing. All were subsequently able to verify that they legally resided in Anguilla  and were released.