▁ 2 5 , ▁ 2 0 0 1 , ▁that ▁claimed ▁the ▁lives ▁of ▁nine ▁passengers , ▁among ▁them ▁R & B ▁singer ▁A ali y ah . ▁ ▁The ▁c ays ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁by ▁fer ries . ▁The ▁southern ▁c ays ▁can ▁be ▁reached ▁from ▁Marsh ▁Har bour ▁and ▁another ▁fer ry ▁leaves ▁from ▁the ▁Tre asure ▁C ay ▁fer ry ▁dock ▁about ▁a ▁half - hour ▁from ▁Marsh ▁Har bour ▁by ▁road . ▁Fer ry ▁service ▁is ▁also ▁to ▁be ▁found ▁between ▁N ass au ▁and ▁Sand y ▁Point ▁on ▁the ▁southern ▁end ▁of ▁Great ▁Ab aco ▁on ▁week ends . ▁ ▁Sand y ▁Point ▁Sand y ▁Point ▁is ▁a ▁small ▁settlement ▁at ▁the ▁tip ▁of ▁south west ▁Ab aco , ▁Bah am as . ▁It ▁is ▁the ▁location ▁of ▁ ▁" S andy ▁Point ▁Airport ", ▁which ▁has ▁yet ▁to ▁serve ▁any ▁regular ▁scheduled ▁car rier , ▁and ▁a ▁new ▁police ▁station . ▁Sand y ▁Point ▁also ▁has ▁a ▁few ▁sh ops , ▁some ▁churches ▁and ▁a ▁few ▁b one fish ▁lod ges . ▁The ▁annual ▁" Home coming ▁and ▁Con ch ▁Fest " ▁is ▁held ▁around ▁Bah am ian ▁Labour ▁Day , ▁the ▁first ▁Friday ▁in ▁June . ▁In ▁the ▁ 1 9 9 0 s , ▁The ▁W alt ▁Disney ▁Company ▁bought ▁G ord a ▁C ay ▁and ▁renamed ▁it ▁Cast away ▁Island ▁and ▁made ▁it ▁a ▁stop ▁on ▁their ▁" Is land ▁in ▁the ▁Sun " ▁cru ise ▁ship ▁offering . ▁Many ▁Disney ▁employees ▁live