Did someone say hurricane?  Not likely.   Currently Bimini is rated #44 out of 50 hurricane prone areas.  The data below was obtained through HURRICANECITY.COM

    Bimini's history with tropical systems

(br)=brush (ts)=Tropical Storm (bd)=Back Door, meaning coming from over land from opposite coast. Not all names are noted, also storms before 1950 were not named. Not every stat on every storm description is given.

Years within 60 miles
1876,1878,1879br,1885,1886,1888br,1891br,1895br,1895tsbr,1899
1901tsbr,1903br,1904,1906,1909,1916br,1926-2,1928br,1933br,1935,1935br
1936tsbr,1938tsbr,1941br,1946,1946tsbr,1948br,1949br,1950br,1953ts,1964br
1965br,1966,1979,1984tsbr,1987ts,1991ts,1992br,
39 times in 129yrs end of 99

Names from list above
king,cleo,betsy,inez,david,isadore,floyd,fabian.andrew

How often this area gets affected?
brushed or hit every 3.30 years

Statistically when this area should be affected next
currently 4 yrs overdue

Last affected by
In 1992 hurricane Andrew passed to the south with 140mph winds

This areas hurricane past
1935 in Sept a 15ft storm surge from a 120mph hurricane press 27.90 half of island is destroyed 14 killed
1935 Nov 3rd again from the north press 28.46 heavy damage
1966 Oct 3rd hurricane Inez hits with 85mph winds for nearly 18 hrs causing high tides & moderate damage
1979 Sept 3rd hurricane David hits with 90mph winds causing minor damage here