Block Island Wind Why Are They Hiding The Boat
September 2020 Official Publication: BOEM published these findings in its OCS Study BOEM 2020-044. On page 184 of the report, it states: "On the final day of the dive survey, partial boat debris (e.g., paneling from a small boat hull) was observed around Turbine 1, but no footage was obtained."
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The federal government, BOEM, buried one sentence in a 263-page report that a boat was there.
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The Coast Guard sent an MH-60 all-weather helicopter that left after 37 minutes. The turbines were too close together, causing radar clutter. The trawler was never found; case closed.
Politicians advocating for offshore wind and state and federal agencies do not want the boat found 50 feet from a turbine. In the future, the offshore wind industry would have to implement expensive 2-nautical-mile setbacks.
Finding the M/V Mistress and human remains is politically embarrassing and affects future offshore wind projects.
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Larger wind turbine setbacks are prohibitively expensive to build and to connect via underwater cabling.
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Comment by Frank Haggerty 10 hours ago
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A 2020 BOEM document, "OCS Study BOEM 2020-044," shows a boat on page 184, just above Figure 79, at the base of Block Island wind turbine #1.Top Page 184: "On the final day of dive survey, partial boat debris (e.g., paneling from a small boat hull) was observed around Turbine 1, but no footage was obtained."
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"Once the committee passed the wind energy bill on to the full House and Senate, lawmakers there didn’t even debate it. They passed it unanimously and with no discussion. House Majority Leader Hannah Pingree, a Democrat from North Haven, says legislators probably didn’t know how many turbines would be constructed in Maine."
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