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A loosely coordinated armada of passenger planes, helicopters and both private and government boats and ships - including redirected cruise liners - converged on the horribly battered Abacos to help with evacuations, both to Nassau and to the US mainland. The Coast Guard said all Bahamian ports had now reopened. As of yesterday morning, it had five cutters providing support and five helicopters taking part in search and rescue operations.Many of those still waiting to leave Marsh Harbour were Haitian workers. The area where they lived - The Mudd - was almost completely wiped out by Dorian.
"Haitians have been treated well," he said. "Some get mad they have been here since yesterday. But the government has first to find a shelter for them. Equinor shut down operations at the oil storage and transshipment terminal on Grand Bahama on 31 August in preparation for the hurricane, and none of its staff were at the site during the storm.
— Equinor September 8, 2019 Equinor has reiterated that there were no indications of ongoing leaks from tanks, or that the oil spill had reached nearby beaches or the ocean.
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