Daily News | Maritime expert: Chances are ‘ridiculously low’ whales were killed by offshore wind surveying
, ranging from massive cargo ships to small fishing boats, are motoring off New Jersey’s 127-mile coast from New York to Delaware.
“The odds are ridiculously low” that the whales struck a slow-going survey vessel, said Nadolny, who has no affiliation with an offshore wind company. Over the past year, there have been nine large whale strandings from Maine to Cape Hatteras, N.C., which NOAA describes as a recent “pulse” of deaths. Humpback whale strandings tend to occur in winter months.
The statement added that, “Although there has been speculation about whether these whale deaths are linked to wind energy development, at this point no whale mortality has been attributed to offshore wind activities. We will continue to gather data and go where the science leads us.” Orsted said it carried out geotechnical investigations of the ocean floor Jan. 4-10 with its ship Regulus, a 272-foot vessel that has since moved out of the area. Another vessel, the NorthStar Voyager will be conducting surveys in the next few days.
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