Fishing boat wreckage found after seven-year mystery

Summarised from 2 outlets · Updated 12 Oct, 16:50 · Archive

The wreckage of the F/V Mistress, which sank in 2019 killing two fishermen, has been found 92 feet underwater off Block Island.

An environmental organisation in Rhode Island announced in September that it had found the wreckage of the F/V Mistress, a fishing boat that sank on 1 January 2019 killing two fishermen. The U.S. Coast Guard had searched for the vessel following the sinking but never located the wreckage.

Green Oceans discovered the wreckage approximately 92 feet underwater, just 50 feet from the base of a wind turbine at the Block Island Wind Farm. The organisation reported that 'apparent human remains' were also found at the site.

Michael Lombardi, president of Green Oceans, said the organisation began searching after receiving tips from two contractors who had previously worked near turbine No. 1. One contractor reported hearing rumours of underwater wreckage whilst another claimed to have personally spotted wreckage during survey work. Lombardi said he reviewed the Coast Guard's original accident report and plotted GPS coordinates from distress calls, which pointed toward the turbine location. When asked how confident he was that the wreck was the F/V Mistress, Lombardi replied, '100%,' noting that the dive team had identified key features including the vessel's net drum.

How it is being reported

• Haunting clues emerge in 7-year fishing boat mystery after ‘apparent human remains,’ wreckage found off islandThe organization reported that "apparent human remains" were also found at the site.New York Post · 12 Oct, 16:30
• Haunting clues emerge in 7-year fishing boat mystery after wreckage found off islandGreen Oceans of Rhode Island says it found the F/V Mistress wreckage just 50 feet from a Block Island Wind Farm turbine, raising questions about the 2019 sinking.Fox News · 12 Oct, 13:00

In this story: Green Oceans · F/V Mistress · Block Island Wind Farm · Rhode Island · Block Island · Michael Lombardi · U.S. Coast Guard

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