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Feds Shut Down Vineyard Wind Project “Until Further Notice” After Catastrophic Wind Turbine Blade Failure
Operations at Vineyard Wind have come to a screeching halt after a catastrophic incident over the weekend scattered wind blade debris across Nantucket Sound and shut down Nantucket beaches, federal safety officials announced Tuesday. They stated that work at Vineyard Wind is “shut down until further notice.”. Vineyard Wind,...
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....
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...
Planning Board Endorses Short-Term Rental Proposal For Special Town Meeting
The Planning Board on Monday voted unanimously to make a positive recommendation on the compromise short-term rental (STR) warrant article drafted by a Select Board-appointed subcommittee for September's Special Town Meeting. Subsequently, the Board voted unanimously to recommend that Town Meeting take no action on the warrant's other STR articles.
Investigation Ongoing After Turbine Pieces Found on Nantucket Shores
NANTUCKET – An investigation is still underway after debris from a broken wind turbine was found along Nantucket’s southern coastline. Vineyard Wind confirmed that it was a piece from one of their turbines. The incident caused beach closures on the island, with residents finding fiberglass and other debris along the sands. The company said the […] The post Investigation Ongoing After Turbine Pieces Found on Nantucket Shores appeared first on CapeCod.com.
DEP Penalizes Island Fuel Business
NANTUCKET –The Massachusetts Department of Environmental Protection is fining Nantucket-based Harbor Fuel Oil Corporation nearly $12,000. The penalty is for failing to obtain an air quality permit before building a tank farm that has the potential to emit air contaminants above state air quality permitting thresholds. The Harbor Fuel...
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
After turbine incident, Vineyard Wind searching Nantucket beaches for 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.
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.
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.
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.
Lifeguards, Residents, And Visitors Mobilize To Clean-Up Vineyard Wind Turbine Blade Debris
The early morning beach walkers were the first to spot the debris. At daybreak on Tuesday, island residents almost immediately began reporting that Nantucket's south shore was littered with pieces of fiberglass and green or white foam. And so a massive clean-up effort began. While Vineyard Wind stated it was...
‘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."
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