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On a normal night, dozens of tourists would be gaping at the glowing sea life on Mosquito Bay, a cove named after a legendary pirate ship in vehicles Puerto Rico. But on a night in mid December, it's empty. The loudest sounds are the frogs croaking in the mangroves. Hurricane Maria wreaked havoc on the small island eight miles off the coast of Puerto Rico, destroying power systems, ripping apart homes and damaging its bioluminescent bay, one of the brightest in the world and a lifeline for its vital tourism industry. For weeks after the storm, the water was dark.