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Spacing of Deepwater RI Ocean Wind Turbines Ignored After Deaths
Deepwater Wind Ocean Rhode Island Turbines Spaced At 2600 Feet -Fishing Industry Wants 6000 Feet For Health, Safety and Fishing Access
Where is the investigation of what effect the spacing of the Block Island Wind Farm had on the death of two fishermen New Years Eve?
On January 1, 2019, New Year's eve while almost everyone was celebrating the new year drinking, watching parades and fireworks the fishing industry boats were hard a work bringing in their catch.
The Mistress a 52-foot fishing trawler in the vicinity of the Block Island wind farm at 1:30 AM took on the water which overtook the engine room.
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US Coast Guard search efforts from an MH-60 Jayhawk helicopter and a 45-foot response boat were initially stopped due to unsafe weather conditions in or around the Block Island wind farm vicinity.
The Block Island wind turbines are spaced 2600 feet or one-half mile apart.
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The fishing boat accident did take place in the vicinity of the Block Island wind farm there is no way of getting around the facts and the facts are the facts despite what the news media reports.
The Vineyard Wind turbines are much larger than the Block Island ocean wind turbines.
The fishing industry has health, safety and financial interest near the ocean wind turbines wants a 6000-foot space between the turbines.
The wind industry doesn't want the space because of the cost of the electric submarine cables. So what comes first safety and health or expenses just like the land based wind turbine health fiasco?
News Reports -Block Island Wind Farm :
Fishing trawler Mistress that sank on New Year’s Day near Deepwater Wind Farm, Rhode Island was found in February 2019
Deepwater turbines are spaced 2600 feet apart far too close?
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Two Fishermen Die Near Block Island Ocean Wind Turbine Farm With Turbine Spacing of 1/2 Mile Apart - Coast Guard Gave Up Search New Years Eve 2019
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2 Fishermen Missing, 1 Rescued After Boat Sinks Off Block Island
The boat started taking on water near the nation’s first offshore wind farm.