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Barstool Sports owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket
NANTUCKET, Mass. — 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.
What We Know About The Cause Of The Vineyard Wind Turbine Failure So Far
The failure of one of Vineyard Wind's turbine blades has shut down the ambitious offshore energy project and littered Nantucket's beaches with debris. But what do we know so far regarding the cause of the failure?. Vineyard Wind first disclosed the incident at 3:41 p.m. on Monday with an email...
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...
‘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."
Vineyard Wind Searching Nantucket Beaches For Blade Debris
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. The company announced Tuesday morning that it would embark on new efforts to clean up pieces of fiberglass that might land on Nantucket and, with the help of the U.S. Coast Guard, maintain a “safety zone” of 500 meters around the impacted turbine about 15 miles away from the islands.
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.
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.
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...
Nantucket beaches closed for blade debris
NANTUCKET, Mass. (WLNE) — The Nantucket Harbormaster has shared that the water is closed to swimming on all south shore beaches, due to large floating debris and sharp fiberglass shards. According to a report from WCVB, Vineyard Wind will deploy teams to search Nantucket’s southern beaches for any debris...
Barstool’s Dave Portnoy rescued by Coast Guard
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, […]
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.
Most of turbine blade left hanging; wind farm shut down
VINEYARD WIND 1 construction was put on hold indefinitely while officials try to determine why a turbine blade broke on Saturday during the commissioning process. Pictures circulating on social media showed most of the blade still hanging from the turbine. Vineyard Wind 1 officials said the damage was concentrated about 20 meters out from the root of the 107-meter blade.
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