A crew member died last week while aboard a vessel working on Empire Wind 1, an offshore wind project near New York.
The incident occurred June 2 aboard the Polaris, a U.S. flagged supply vessel operated by Tidewater. The fatality was confirmed by Equinor, the project developer, which said the incident occurred while a crew member was performing vessel maintenance on a ship preparing to work on Empire Wind. Additional details were not released.
“This is a tragic marine accident,” said Molly Morris, senior vice president for Equinor Renewables Americas. “Our thoughts are with the family, friends, and colleagues who have lost a loved one. We extend our deepest condolences to all those affected.”
The Coast Guard command center in New York “was notified of a medevac on the vessel POLARIS and reported that a crew member was unconscious from being electrocuted,” said Coast Guard spokesperson Breanna Boardman. At the time, the “vessel was about 27 miles off the New York Harbor” and a rescue swimmer landed and the crew member was transported to the hospital for treatment, Boardman said.
