Haunting clues emerge in 7-year fishing boat mystery after apparent human remains, wreckage found off island

An organization believes it has found the wreckage of a fishing boat that sank over seven years ago — potentially solving a mystery surrounding the deaths of two fishermen.Green Oceans, a Rhode Island-based environmental organization, announced the discovery of what it believes is the F/V Mistress in the waters off Block Island in September.The vessel sank on Jan.1, 2019, according to the organization. Two fishermen died in the incident, and the U.S.

Coast Guard searched for the vessel following the sinking but never located the wreckage.The F/V Mistress was discovered approximately 92 feet underwater, just 50 feet from the base of a wind turbine at the Block Island Wind Farm, according to Green Oceans.The organization reported that “apparent human remains” were also found at the site.Michael Lombardi, president of Green Oceans, told Fox News Digital his organization began searching for the vessel after receiving tips from two contractors who had previously worked near turbine No.1 at the Block Island Wind Farm.One contractor reported hearing rumors of underwater wreckage — while another claimed to have personally spotted wreckage while conducting survey work at the site.Lombardi said he later reviewed the Coast Guard’s original accident report and plotted GPS coordinates associated with distress calls and other key details, which pointed investigators toward the turbine.“Once plotted on a map, it became obvious where the search area should be focused, and it coincided perfectly with turbine 1,” Lombardi said.When asked by Fox News Digital how confident he was that the wreck was the F/V Mistress, Lombardi replied, “100%.”He added, “The dive team studied images of the vessel prior to diving the site and were focused on finding key identifying features.

… One striking item was the net drum.It has several unique features.”Tim Diaz, who survived the sinking, confirmed that the net drum belonged to the Mistress, according to Lombardi. Diaz bu...