Áine Cain
Business Insider
So what was this
nonprofit up to before its founder's links to Epstein became an
proverbial anchor-around-the-neck? In a 2013 interview with CNN
International, Maxwell described her thinking around the high seas,
which she described as a land called "TerraMar."
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Embattled socialite Ghislaine Maxwell seemingly sank her
own oceanic conservancy group less than a week after her longtime
associate Jeffrey Epstein was arrested on sex trafficking charges.
Maxwell has been accused of acting as the convicted sexual predator's
accomplice, recruiting underage girls and abusing them alongside Epstein
— allegations that she publicly denied
in 2015.
The British native is the youngest child of late media mogul
Robert Maxwell, who died in 1991 while cruising on the "Lady Ghislaine,"
a yacht named for his daughter. For years, she was also vocal in the
press about her passion for oceanic conservancy.
Now
her venture, the TerraMar Project, appears to have been swept off by the
tide of scrutiny and criticism that sprung up in the wake of Epstein's
arrest.
The nonprofit's stated intent, according to tax documents published on ProPublica and reviewed by Business Insider, was "to create a global ocean
community to give a voice to the least protected, most ignored part of
our planet — the high seas." Business Insider's emails to Maxwell's
legal representatives were not returned.
Attempts to get in touch with anyone at the TerraMar
Project were also unsuccessful. The nonprofit's phone number has been
disconnected and its website now features a single statement: "The
TerraMar Project is sad to announce that it will cease all operations.
The website will be closed. TerraMar's mission has always been to
connect ocean lovers to positive actions, highlight science, and bring
conscious change to how to people from across the globe can live, work
and enjoy the ocean.
TerraMar wants to thank all its supporters,
partners and fellow ocean lovers."
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