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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.
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy rescued by Coast Guard off Nantucket
Barstool Sports founder Dave Portnoy was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard on Monday after his boat lost power and went adrift off Nantucket. The 47-year-old executive said in a video posted on social media that he unhooked his boat from a buoy before realizing he had “no power, no radio, no anchor, no nothing.”
Today's Beach Report: Moderate surf at Cisco, Ladies and Madaket
(July 16, 2024) Lifeguards are flying yellow flags at Cisco, Ladies and Madaket beaches today, signifying moderate surf and stronger than usual currents at those locations. Nantucket town lifeguards are on duty from 10 a.m.-5 p.m. daily at 10 island beaches: Jetties, Children's, Nobadeer, Dionis, Sconset, Surfside, Cisco, Ladies, Miacomet and Madaket.
Debris Teams Searching For Parts Of Turbine Blade
Debris recovery teams are being mobilized on Nantucket after a blade was damaged on a wind turbine. Vineyard Wind says the incident that took place on Saturday. The teams will be surveying the southern-facing beaches of the island and are working with the U.S. Coast Guard to maintain a safety zone of 500 meters around the impacted turbine offshore.
Nantucketers blast wind farm execs for 'environmental disaster'
Executives from Vineyard Wind and GE Vernova were on the hot seat Wednesday night as angry Nantucket residents lashed out following an offshore wind blade failure Saturday night that sent tons of fiberglass and styrofoam floating to the shores of the island's pristine beaches. <\p> Islanders who packed Wednesday's Town Hall meeting room excoriated Vineyard Wind CEO Klaus Moeller, who attended the public meeting in person, and GE Vernova Chief Sustainability Officer Roger Martella, who appeared remotely.<\p>
Hospital impacted by global computer network outage
(July 19, 2024) Nantucket Cottage Hospital announced early this morning that due to a global computer network outage, many of its systems are impacted. The Emergency Department and Urgent Access are open and available, vice president of strategy and community development Chris Glowacki said.
Vineyard Wind crisis: “Significant portion” of blade detaches from turbine off Nantucket
The Vineyard Wind crisis continues to slam Nantucket, Massachusetts, as a “significant portion” of a damaged blade detached from the turbine Thursday morning. The U.S. Coast Guard advises all mariners to “use extreme caution when transiting the area,” adding that it had received a report of debris measuring roughly “300 feet in length.”
Hospital impacted by global network outage; Delta cancels flights; Town unscathed
(Update 2:10 p.m. July 19, 2024) The airport announced Delta Airlines has canceled its remaining flights today because of communication issues. (July 19, 2024) Nantucket Cottage Hospital announced early this morning that due to a global computer network outage, many of its systems are impacted.
Reacting To A Broken Blade
The damage to the 351-foot blade of a Vineyard Wind turbine, though regrettable, hardly represents a major industrial accident. Much still needs to be determined as to how and why the damaged occurred; all parties involved, especially Vineyard Wind, need to take the investigation into this situation seriously. This incident does not, on the face of it, appear to be a major blow to the wind power.
Reacting To A Broken Blade - Editorial
The damage that occurred last weekend to the Vineyard Wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, though regrettable, hardly represents a major industrial accident. There is still much to be learned as to how and why the 351-foot blade was left so badly damaged and all parties involved need to take the investigation into this situation seriously—especially since most of what had remained of the massive blade had also plummeted into the waters below by midday Thursday. The Coast Guard is reported to have recovered a whopping 300-foot-long piece of the blade.
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.
Broken Vineyard Wind Turbine Scatters Debris Along Nantucket's South Shore; Wind Farm Operations Shut Down By Feds
Debris from a broken Vineyard Wind turbine blade washed up all over Nantucket's south shore Tuesday morning, prompting the offshore energy company to mount a cleanup effort and the federal government to shut down the wind farm "until further notice." Residents began reporting pieces of green and white foam, along...
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