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Disaster Averted: Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Rescued By Coast Guard Near Nantucket
Dave Portnoy has had an eventful year thus far: celebrating his beloved Boston Celtics taking home the team's 18th NBA Championship, attending NFL legend Tom Brady's retirement ceremony and more. But Portnoy’s celebratory summer took a frightening turn after he got stranded at sea. The U.S. Coast Guard eventually helped the Barstool Sports founder tow his boat back to his Nantucket residence.What Happened: Portnoy posted a video on X describing the event, in which his boat lost power in heavy winds. Portnoy, accompanied by his mother, said he unhooked his boat from the buoys without ensuring that the boat had power. "Captain...
Wind Turbine is Damaged Off Nantucket Island, Searchers Comb Beaches For Debris
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First Glimpse Of ‘The Perfect Couple’ - Netflix Series Filmed In Chatham To Debut Sept. 5
CHATHAM – In a scene in the new trailer for “The Perfect Couple,” the Netflix series filmed in town last year, Liev Schreiber, alone and apparently abandoned, calls out from an interrogation room into dark, empty space. “Hello?” he says, followed by silence. That scene was...
Barstool owner rescued by Coast Guard after losing control of boat off Nantucket
The owner and founder of the website Barstool Sports lost control of a boat off Nantucket before being rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard. Dave Portnoy said in a TikTok video that the harrowing Monday rescue happened after he unhooked his boat from buoys. He says heavy winds then caused him to drift out to sea. Portnoy said another boater saw that he was in distress and radioed the Coast Guard. A Coast Guard spokesperson confirmed on Tuesday that Portnoy's 28-foot boat broke free of a mooring and was drifting through the area.
Barstool Sports Founder Dave Portnoy Rescued By Coast Guard
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy revealed that he and his mother, Linda, were rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after his boat lost power off Nantucket on Monday (July 15). “Your boys almost lost Captain Dave today,” he said in a video shared on his social media accounts. “Captain Dave was almost lost to Mother Ocean.”
Vineyard Wind: GE Vernova to analyze 'root cause' of offshore wind blade 'incident'
An unspecified “blade damage incident” occurred at the Vineyard Wind offshore construction site Saturday evening, and now "debris recovery teams" have been mobilized to Nantucket, according to Avangrid Inc., co-owner of the offshore wind project. It's not clear what happened at the wind farm, which is now under...
Nantucket beaches shut down to swimming after debris from Vineyard Wind turbine washes ashore
Nantucket beaches were shut down to swimming on Tuesday after a wind turbine offshore the coast of Massachusetts broke, as beachgoers were finding debris from the blade damage incident. Vineyard Wind, the offshore wind development company involved in the incident, on Tuesday said it was sending debris recovery teams to...
Vineyard Wind: GE to analyze 'root cause' of offshore incident
A “blade damage incident” occurred at the Vineyard Wind offshore construction site Saturday evening, and now debris recovery teams have been mobilized to Nantucket, according to Avangrid Inc., co-owner of the offshore wind project. <\p> Avangrid on Monday issued a statement referencing the incident, with few details. On Tuesday, the company confirmed that a turbine blade broke "approximately 20 meters out from the root,” sending large chunks of fiberglass into the ocean. <\p>
Beaches along Nantucket’s southern shore closed as crews clear debris from damaged wind turbine
Beaches along Nantucket’s southern shore were closed to swimmers Tuesday as debris from a damaged wind turbine washed ashore and clean up crews were being sent to the island to clear the fiberglass fragments. Vineyard Wind, a joint venture between Avangrid and Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners, said in a statement...
Nantucket Beach Home Sells For $1.77 Million Below Market Value Amid Erosion Woes
According to the Nantucket Current, a vacation home on Nantucket facing serious threats from beach erosion recently sold for just under $200,000. Jan Carlin and Ben Gifford sold the property to a neighbor — TicketNetwork co-founder Don Vaccaro. Public records show the home’s assessed value to be $1.97 million, meaning the sale price was about $1.77 million lower. Don't Miss: This Jeff Bezos-backed startup will allow you to become a landlord in just 10 minutes, and you only need $100. Elon Musk and Jeff Bezos are bullish on one city that could dethrone New York and become the new financial capital of the US. Investing...
Nantucket to Vineyard Swim Postponed
Adverse weather conditions have delayed an attempt to swim from Nantucket to the Vineyard planned for this upcoming Tuesday. Lead swimmer Doug McConnell, who has attempted the swim three previous times, said that Tuesday’s relay swim was postponed when weather forecasts showed “wind against tide” conditions for that day.
Nantucket Welcomes Jay-Z’s Jet as It Touches Down Just 50 Miles From New Bedford
Rapper and entrepreneur Jay-Z’s private jet made a grand entrance on Nantucket Friday afternoon, having embarked on an approximately 180-mile journey from Republic Airport in Farmingdale, New York. According to an Instagram post from the account nantucketcurrent, Jay-Z's Gulfstream V, with its 14-seat configuration, touched down on the island to much speculation and excitement.
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