Passengers who were rescued by the Coast Guard from a boat off Block Island early Monday morning said that the object they struck was a whale, according to a Coast Guard spokesperson.
The Coast Guard issued the men violations in July with proposed penalties of $2,500 each. Fines for jumping overboard a passenger ferry can reach up to $35,000.
Chairman Lowenthal's committee is considering Bill Keating's bill that would provide grants to colleges, universities, and unions to train workers for the offshore wind industry.
The Coast Guard and a good Samaritan are searching for two missing fishermen after their vessel capsized early Tuesday morning off of Block Island, Rhode Island.