little damage as it passed 180 miles from the Island.

The storm, which was responsible for killing at least 15 people in the Caribbean, also decreased in strength as it passed, falling to a Category Two hurricane.

On Saturday winds reached about 43 knots with gusts of up to 53 knots, although 400 feet above ground the wind speed was up to 75 knots.

A tropical storm warning was posted on Friday night but the Bermuda Weather Service cancelled the warning early yesterday morning. However a small craft warning stayed in place throughout yesterday.

Police and the Fire Brigade reported no damage and hotels also said they had not been affected. Pink Beach, one of the worst hit during Hurricane Felix three weeks ago, said there had been no problems.

Engineers with the Bermuda Electric Light Company worked around the clock on Saturday and into yesterday to restore lost power supplies.

Residents in Devil's Hole, Pitts Bay, Barkers Hill and Orange Valley all had power cut off, but it was restored by yesterday. Isolated power-outs were all also fixed by yesterday.

Airlines, which cancelled flights on Saturday, were flying again normally yesterday with Air Canada laying on one extra flight to catch up with the backlog. About 1,000 visitors were unable to leave the Island on Saturday.

A British Airways flight, with the Governor Lord Waddington on board, tried to land three times on Saturday, but eventually diverted to Orlando. The flight was due to return yesterday evening.

Cruise ships are on their way to Bermuda although the Dreamward will arrive tomorrow about 24 hours late and the Horizon is due to arrive a couple of hours late today. The Meridian is in dry dock and the other ships are expected to arrive on schedule.

Last night Hurricane Luis was still losing strength and was heading for Newfoundland.

The island of Barbados, hoping to capitalise on recent storms, ran an ad in the Sunday New York Times encouraging travellers to visit an island that hadn't suffered a hurricane since 1955.