We anchored off Jack's bar in April this year - quite a few boats around. Never felt safety an issue.

Bequia need's to address this safety issue quickly or people may start to bypass the area.
We sailed one way from St Lucia to Grenada - in the boat briefing they advised skipping St Vincent and going straight to Bequia due to previous issues in Cumberland bay etc.
However we stopped at Cumberland Bay - had a great visit - people very friendly and trying hard to recover from past issues.

Bob