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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.
‘Like Tom Hanks in Castaway': Dave Portnoy describes harrowing ordeal aboard boat
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy said he considers himself lucky to be alive after he found himself adrift on his boat with no power off Nantucket on Monday. "I'm a relatively new boater," Portnoy said in an interview with NBC10 Boston's Colton Bradford on Tuesday. "I spent my summer's hitting dingers, I wasn't part of a yacht club. I'm a new boat guy -- it was my third time out on a boat."
Nantucket’s south-facing beaches are closed to swimming as debris from a damaged wind turbine washes ashore
"Floating debris and sharp fiberglass shards" from the damaged turbine are landing on nearby beaches. Nantucket’s southern-facing beaches are closed to swimming following an incident Saturday that has resulted in a damaged Vineyard Wind turbine sending “floating debris and sharp fiberglass shards” ashore. On Tuesday, Vineyard Wind...
Whale advocates plan to challenge wind in Supreme Court
After its arguments against the Vineyard Wind project were rejected by a federal judge in April, the Nantucket group ACK 4 Whales will attempt to take its case to the U.S. Supreme Court. “There are no do-overs when the last whale is killed off,” said Val Oliver, president of ACK...
Nantucket Harbor Almost Swallows Up ‘Captain’ Dave Portnoy
Nantucket life got the best of Dave Portnoy this week when he found himself drifting farther and farther away from the harbor on a boat with no power. Thanks to a random woman on a sailboat, the Barstool CEO was saved from floating out to sea by the US Coastguard, and now Portnoy is contemplating his life decisions from the safety on land.
Vineyard Wind Turbine Debris Litters Nantucket’s South Shore, Prompting Cleanup Effort
It hasn't been a good headlines week for Nantucket. First Barstool Sports 'El Presidente' David Portnoy calls that United States Coast Guard for help, and now this. Residents of Nantucket awoke Tuesday morning to find their southern beaches littered with debris from a Vineyard Wind turbine, sparking a rapid response from the offshore energy company. Reports began streaming in at daybreak of green and white foam, along with larger pieces that appeared to be fiberglass, scattered from Madaket to Nobadeer.
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....
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.
A Giant Offshore Wind Turbine Blade Breaks, Prompting Beach Closures
Debris from a damaged wind turbine blade has been washing up on the shores of Nantucket, Mass., prompting the closure of several beaches to swimmers and spurring an investigation into what caused the mishap. The damage to the blade occurred on Saturday evening at Vineyard Wind, the country’s second large-scale...
Answer hazy, ask again later
The air is so thick, there’s little difference between walking and swimming these days. High summer fog brings a certain relief to the island. Jet airliners cancel their direct service from busy cities to this foggy outpost, unable to navigate the haze. The buzz of propellor planes has been replaced with the hum of insects. Out in ’Sconset, the American Pilar roses, about two weeks past their peak, tumble down over weathered shingles, hot pink against a blanket of silver. Summer is, as always, a sort of fantasy. As long as you do not get lost in the fog.
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.
Dave Portnoy had to be rescued by the Coast Guard after losing control of his boat near Nantucket
Dave Portnoy looks on prior to Game Four of the 2024 NBA Finals between the Dallas Mavericks and the Boston Celtics at American Airlines Center on June 14, 2024 in Dallas, Texas. The owner and founder of Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Massachusetts before being rescued by...
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