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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.
‘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."
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....
Public Outrage as Vineyard Wind Turbine Debris Litters Nantucket Shores and Shuts Down Beaches
In the most predictable wind farm news ever, damaged Vineyard Wind turbine blades have broken apart and fallen into the ocean, forcing the closure of all south-facing Nantucket beaches. The incident occurred on Saturday, sending dangerous debris ashore and putting beachgoers at risk. Now, Vineyard Wind is scrambling to control the fallout.
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.
After turbine incident, feds halting Vineyard Wind operations
Operations at Vineyard Wind, the first offshore installation to provide clean power to Massachusetts and the region, are suspended after an incident over the weekend spread wind blade debris across Nantucket beaches. Three days after a turbine being tested south of the islands experienced some kind of still-unspecified "incident," federal...
Dave Portnoy Rescued by Coast Guard After His Boat Went Adrift at Sea
It sounds like Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy is Team Dry Land for the foreseeable future after a harrowing incident over the weekend. But thankfully, members of the U.S. Coast Guard came to the rescue when Portnoy’s 28-foot boat lost power off the coast of Nantucket and began to drift out to sea.
South facing beaches on Nantucket closed after debris from wind turbine starts washing up
NANTUCKET – From the town of Nantucket: The Town of Nantucket has been notified by Vineyard Wind that extensive debris recovery efforts are underway on the southern-facing beaches of the island following a blade damage incident from one of its offshore wind turbines on Saturday, July 13. Vineyard Wind is deploying two teams of four […] The post South facing beaches on Nantucket closed after debris from wind turbine starts washing up appeared first on CapeCod.com.
Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy rescued after boat goes adrift off Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. — The Coast Guard rescued Barstool Sports founder David Portnoy on Monday after his boat went adrift off Nantucket, Massachusetts. In a video on X, Portnoy said he wanted to take his mom on a boat ride, but his boat wouldn't start. He didn't realize that until after he unhooked it from a buoy in the harbor.
Debris washes ashore on Nantucket after wind turbine damaged
Debris has begun washing up on the southern shores of Nantucket after an offshore wind turbine was damaged Saturday. Vineyard Wind, the company building the offshore wind energy farm, did not say what happened to the turbine in a statement released Tuesday, only describing it as a “blade damage incident.” The company is working to clean up the debris from the water and shores.
Barstool Sports owner saved by Coast Guard in Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Coast Guard saved Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy on Monday after he said he tried bringing his mom on a boat ride. In a video shared on X, Portnoy said he didn’t realize he had unhooked his boat from a buoy until until after the boat couldn’t start.
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