weakened the cliff so much that it caused the small fort to collapse. In October 1979, L.A. Meister purchased the island. In 1991, a storm cut the island in two at the northwestern corner of the lagoon where the current bridge is located. On a sunny, clear, windless day, the island experienced 9 metre (30 foot) swells generated by the storm over away. In 1993, Dolphin Encounters, a marine mammal facility, began educational and commercial programs on Blue Lagoon Island. In 1995, Dolphin Encounters on Blue Lagoon Island underwent a multimillion-dollar expansion which enlarged the dolphin habitat to over three acres in surface space and created depths of up to 25-feet. References McCutcheon, H. Shaw (2001). A Family Island - A Short History of Salt Cay, Bahamas. Salt Cay Publishing. p. 114. . Nassau, Bahamas Private islands of the Bahamas