Not the best picture of it, but the pockmarked island in the foreground is Carval Rock (just in front of the bird sanctuary of Congo Cay). There are a number of different histories around this island, some claiming that the rock was mistaken for a ship and pummeled by cannon fire.
The one I believe is that in the days of cannon-laden vessels, you were not allowed to enter port with loaded guns. The only way to unload the guns is by firing them, and so ships would use Carval Rock as a target to unload their cannon balls before coming into Charlotte Amalie.
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