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Broken windmill debris washes up on beach; will it make it to Jersey Shore
A windmill off the coast in New England broke down over the weekend and debris appears to be washing ashore. One of the blades from the Vineyard Wind turbines near Martha’s Vineyard was damaged over the weekend. On Monday, chunks of foam started washing ashore in areas near Nantucket,...
Vineyard Wind turbine blade damaged; fiberglass debris in water south of Nantucket
A turbine blade at the Vineyard Wind offshore wind farm sustained damage Saturday, sending pieces of fiberglass into the water, the company said. Debris has been moving toward Nantucket from the location of the turbines, 15 miles southwest of the island and south of Martha’s Vineyard. The company said it is deploying two teams of four people to Nantucket to remove debris from this island’s south-facing beaches.
Barstool owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket
The owner and founder of Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Massachusetts before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Portnoy, 47, said in a TikTok video that the harrowing Monday rescue off Nantucket happened after he unhooked his boat from buoys. Heavy winds then caused him to drift out to sea, and his engine was dead, he said.
Barstool Sports’ Dave Portnoy Gets Rescued by the Coast Guard in Nantucket, May ‘Never’ Boat Again
Barstool Sports' Dave Portnoy was rescued by the United States Coast Guard in Nantucket, Massachusetts, after his boat lost power. “Captain Dave was almost lost to the ocean, Mother Ocean,” Portnoy, 47, said in a video shared via X on Monday, July 15. The businessman explained that he was just hoping to take his mom […]
Dave Portnoy rescued by Coast Guard after boat goes adrift off Nantucket: ‘We almost lost Captain Dave’
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy and his mom had to be rescued by the US Coast Guard Monday after his boat suddenly lost power and went adrift off Nantucket. “Your boys almost lost Captain Dave today,” the 47-year-old revealed in a video posted on social media. The sea saga...
A wind turbine is damaged off Nantucket Island. Searchers are combing beaches for debris
NANTUCKET, Mass. (AP) — Offshore wind developers have sent teams to search for debris on the beaches of Nantucket Island, a popular summer tourist destination, after one of their turbine blades suffered damage. Vineyard Wind said Tuesday it is mobilizing teams on Nantucket to recover debris on south-facing beaches....
Wind turbine debris closes some Nantucket beaches
Vineyard Wind will deploy teams to search Nantucket's southern beaches for any debris that has washed ashore after one of its offshore wind turbine blades was damaged. Ingrid Andress says she’s checking into rehab after viral national anthem performance: ‘I was drunk last night’
Dave Portnoy Rescued by the Coast Guard After He Was 'Lost at Sea': 'No Power, No Radio, No Anchor'
Barstool Sports CEO Dave Portnoy says he is lucky to be alive today after having to be rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard just outside of Boston. On Monday, the 47-year-old Massachusetts native and social media personality took to X (formerly Twitter) to recount the experience of how he was "almost was lost to the ocean" after his boat lost power and was drifting slowly out to sea near Nantucket.
US Orders Stop to Vineyard Wind Construction
The Vineyard Wind debris recovery team mobilizing before beach clean-up operations on Nantucket on Wednesday, July 17, 2024. Photo Courtesy of Vineyard Wind. A federal agency has ordered a wind farm off the coast of Massachusetts to stop power production and construction until an investigation determines whether a blade failure affects other turbines, it said on Wednesday.
DEP Penalizes Island Fuel Business
NANTUCKET –The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is fining Nantucket-based Harbor Fuel Oil Corporation nearly $12,000. The penalty is for failing to obtain an air quality permit before building a tank farm that has the potential to emit air contaminants above state air quality permitting thresholds. The Harbor Fuel facility became operational in 2020. The […] The post DEP Penalizes Island Fuel Business appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Coast Guard rescues Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy off of Nantucket coast
Portnoy found himself stranded off the island with no way to radio for help. The Coast Guard rescued Barstool CEO Dave Portnoy off the coast of Nantucket after his boat began drifting out to sea, he said on Monday. In a video posted to Tiktok, Portnoy details the events leading...
An ‘unusual and rare’ wind turbine failure is littering Nantucket beaches with debris, angering locals
CNN — Debris from a broken offshore wind turbine has for days been washing up on the Nantucket shore, prompting beach closures and frustrating locals at the peak of the summer season. The massive turbine blade – as long as a football field – was part of the Vineyard...
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