 In Anguilla , nine ships , including three that were wrecked from the hurricane , were intentionally sunk in 1990 to create an artificial reef . About a month after the storm passed , President Ronald Reagan declared the U.S. Virgin Islands a major disaster area . The declaration permitted use of federal funds for recovery . The Federal Emergency Management Agency provided an average relief fund of $ 2 @,@ 128 ( 1984 USD , $ 4 @,@ 147 2006 USD ) per affected person , the smallest return rate for a declared disaster in the Virgin Islands . 
