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Hy-Line and Cape Wind plan eco-tourism to wind farm

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(artist rendering of eco-tours)

By The Associated Press

BARNSTABLE -- A Massachusetts ferry company that once raised concerns about construction of a wind farm in Nantucket Sound is now embracing the energy project as a tourist destination.

Hy-Line Cruises and wind farm developer Cape Wind announced a deal Monday to create tours of some 130 wind turbines scheduled to be built off the coast of Cape Cod.

Hy-Line had raised navigational concerns since the wind farm was first proposed in 2001. But company officials say those concerns have been addressed through the 10-year permitting process.

Hy-Line will build a special hybrid boat to take tourists to the area.

Cape Wind President Jim Gordon says trips through the wind farm will be "awe inspiring."