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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....
Dave Portnoy rescued by Coast Guard after drifting out to sea: 'Almost lost Captain Dave'
Barstool Sports' owner and founder Dave Portnoy was rescued by the U.S. Coast Guard after losing control of his boat off the Massachusetts' coast. "You boys almost lost Captain Dave today," said Portnoy in a TikTok video he posted explaining what happened. "Captain Dave almost was lost to the ocean."
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.
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 Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine broke and beachgoers began finding debris from the blade damage incident. The offshore wind development company on Tuesday said it was sending debris recovery teams to Nantucket’s southern-facing beaches, adding that the cause of the breakage remained unknown. Vineyard Wind’s operations have also been temporarily shut down following the incident.
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.
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.
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.”
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.
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>
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.
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