Vineyard Wind Turbine Breaks Up, Littering Ocean and Nantucket Beaches

Debris comes ashore on Nantucket Island, closing south shore beaches during the height of summer tourism season.
Vineyard Wind Turbine Breaks Up, Littering Ocean and Nantucket Beaches
A file image of a wind turbine near Block Island, R.I., on July 7, 2022. John Moore/Getty Images
Scottie Barnes
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Damage to an offshore wind turbine washed “debris and sharp fiberglass shards” ashore on Nantucket Island in Massachusetts after a July 13 incident at the Vineyard Wind construction site.

Beaches are closed as the company launches a cleanup effort of debris it describes as “nontoxic fragments” measuring 1 square foot or less.

Scottie Barnes
Scottie Barnes
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Scottie Barnes writes breaking news and investigative pieces for The Epoch Times from the Pacific Northwest. She has a background in researching the implications of public policy and emerging technologies on areas ranging from homeland security and national defense to forestry and urban planning.
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