Citizens' Task Force on Wind Power - Maine
F/V Mistress Time For Everybody In The Same Room
The F/V Mistress sank near the Block Island wind turbines January 1, 2019
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To resolve the complex issues surrounding the F/V Mistress, a meeting in one room is needed with key stakeholders across maritime safety, news media, federal investigators, Coast Guard, Bureau of Ocean Energy Management, the commercial fishing industry, wind farm operators , and politicians . Following the recent September/October 2026 discovery of the wreckage by Green Oceans just 50 feet from a Block Island wind turbine, a successful meeting must address the failed 2019 search, current radar/rescue interference, and the recovery of human remains.
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Frank Haggerty
Prominent lawmakers, including Congressman Seth Magaziner (D-RI), have publicly declined to call on the Coast Guard to reopen the case. Magaziner’s office stated that the congressman defers entirely to the Coast Guard’s established procedures and expertise regarding marine accident investigations. Other top state officials, including Senators Jack Reed and Sheldon Whitehouse, have similarly refrained from demanding a new inquiry
The location of the wreckage heavily complicates the political push for offshore wind energy. Coast Guard logs from the night of the sinking show that a rescue helicopter had to abandon its search after only 37 minutes due to severe weather compounded by its dangerous proximity to the wind turbines. Reopening the case forces an official examination into how massive wind farms impact maritime safety and search-and-rescue operations
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