PERSON@1 again attained major hurricane status as it approached the ORGANIZATION@1 , and at NUMBER@1 ORGANIZATION@2 on September NUMBER@2 the cyclone passed NUMBER@2 miles -LRB- NUMBER@3 km -RRB- south-southwest of the southern tip of LOCATION@1 , its closest approach to the island .

PERSON@1 then re-gained major hurricane status as it approached the ORGANIZATION@1 , and at NUMBER@1 ORGANIZATION@2 on September NUMBER@2 the cyclone passed NUMBER@2 miles -LRB- NUMBER@3 km -RRB- south-southwest of the southern tip of LOCATION@1 , its closest approach to the island .
