Notice from the Association of Bahamas Marinas 

The Government and people of the Islands of The Bahamas appreciate the outpouring of concern and offers of generous support in the wake of the hurricane. The best way to support the relief and recovery effort is through a monetary contribution to one of our trusted partners or a donation of specific goods identified at the bottom of this page: https://www.bahamas.com/relief

There have been reports of people from the US trying to boat to the Abacos to help with relief efforts. Private vessels should not try and reach the islands at this time. The current US and Bahamian government efforts are to get people OUT of the impacted areas of the Abacos and Grand Bahama.

There are tons of debris floating and under the water, there is nowhere to tie up, there is are no warehousing facilities for goods delivered, roads on the islands are NOT passable and communications with the islands are still at a bare minimum.

The strong desire to take action is understood. Help for these communities and the offers of assistance and support have been overwhelming.

The goal is to consolidate as many efforts under the smallest number of umbrella organizations as possible in order to increase buying power and decrease the number of vessels heading to the islands with supplies. Right now it is recommended to funnel as much of the relief effort through the Bahamas Red Cross Society as possible.

Bahamas Hurricane Relief web page

The Bahamas government has set up a website page as a resource center to help aide those in need. This page will be continually updated with the most relevant information needed so one can continue to provide the necessary assistance to persons and business who are willing to lend a helping hand.

Please check this page frequently while we review and approve a list of additional trusted partners.  https://www.bahamas.com/hurricane-relief

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