Shipwreck And Remains Found
Searchers find a 2019 shipwreck and human remains near Block Island.
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A nonprofit searching off Rhode Island says it found the wreck and human remains believed to be from the fishing vessel Mistress, which capsized near Block Island in 2019, killing its captain and a crew member. The wreck lies about 92 feet underwater and within 50 feet of a wind-farm turbine; the group has asked the Coast Guard to reopen its investigation and secure the site for forensic analysis. Separately, a powerful nor’easter washed a wooden ship fragment ashore on Nantucket that is believed to be from the Warren Sawyer, a schooner wrecked near Miacomet Beach in 1884. The latest fragment has not been confirmed, and researchers have noted discrepancies in previously recovered evidence that prevent a definitive identification.
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When the Mistress issued its mayday on Jan. 1, 2019, a nearby boat rescued the captain’s son; the captain and another crew member were reported missing. Coast Guard searches were hampered by winds reaching 40 mph.
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The Warren Sawyer was carrying cotton and scrap iron from New Orleans to Boston when gale-force winds blew it off course and wrecked it near Miacomet Beach.
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The Maria Mitchell Association’s deputy director said Nantucket residents historically scavenged wreckage that washed ashore, and described the newly exposed remains as a reminder of the island’s maritime past.
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The nor’easter also caused notable beach erosion on Nantucket, in addition to uncovering the likely shipwreck fragment.
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