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 sand.

The company said the damage was due to an incident Saturday but have not released specifics.

They added that no personnel or mariners have been injured, though a 500 meter safety zone has been instituted around the offshore area. 

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Grady Culhane is a Cape Cod native from Eastham. He studied media communications at Cape Cod Community College and joined the CapeCod.com News Center in 2019. Host of Sunday Journal.



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