Safety of Fishing Boats Near Offshore Wind Turbines

The Jayhawk is an all-weather, medium-range helicopter based on the Army H-60 Black Hawk and specialized for search and rescue. The Sikorsky MH-60T Jayhawk is capable of taking off and flying in extreme weather conditions.

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Information below is derived from various Boston-vicinity news articles: 
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The internal case study highlights a critical intersection between green infrastructure and search-and-rescue limitations, specifically referencing the sinking of the fishing vessel The Mistress near the Block Island Wind Farm
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Recent reporting from The Boston Globe details how the wreckage was discovered seven years after it sank, renewing intense scrutiny over maritime navigation around offshore energy fields.
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Helicopter Flight Restrictions: Extreme low-visibility weather conditions combined with tight turbine geometry prevented the MH-60 Jayhawk rescue helicopter (deployed from Air Station Cape Cod) from safely flying close enough to conduct an optimal aerial search
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Recent Developments & Discovery (September 2026)
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  • The Anonymous Discovery & Remains: Researchers using sidescan sonar located the wreck 92 feet underwater near a Block Island wind farm turbine and documented what appear to be human bones
  • Immediate Proximity to Turbine East
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Newly released sonar maps and diver data show that the Mistress lies 92 feet underwater and just 50 feet away from the base of the easternmost turbine at the wind farm
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The "Conspicuous Location" Oversight: The research report explicitly demands the case be reopened, questioning how the vessel went unnoticed for over seven years. The report points out that the Mistress was sitting in a highly conspicuous location where regular industrial maintenance and underwater infrastructure inspections were actively conducted.

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Hannah Pingree on the Maine expedited wind law

Hannah Pingree - Director of Maine's Office of Innovation and the Future

"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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