Nantucket beaches closed to swimmers

[Copper]

because wind turbines

Nantucket beaches closed to swimmers when "sharp fiberglass shards" from wind turbines wash ashore

NANTUCKET – Several beaches were closed on Tuesday while crews worked to clean up "large floating debris and fiberglass shards" from a broken wind turbine blade off the coast of Martha's Vineyard.

A total of six south shore Nantucket beaches were closed to swimming due to debris that washed ashore.

"You can walk on the beaches, however we strongly recommend you wear footwear due to sharp, fiberglass shards and debris on the beaches," the Nantucket Harbormaster said.

The turbine blades are made of non-toxic fiberglass. Fragments can vary in size and are usually green or white.

Vineyard Wind said that while the fiberglass is not hazardous to people or the environment, beachgoers should not pick up the debris on their own.ttps://www.cbsnews.com/boston/news/nantucket-beaches-closed-vineyard-wind/

[George K]

[jon-nyc]

Must have been one hell of a bird.

[Copper]

I bet there is a Kennedy involved.

[Copper]

My Nantucket nephew tells me there is still a large amount of windmill debris on the beaches.

Amazing.

[Jolly]

Fiberglass may degrade, but it still hangs around a long, long time.

[Mik]

And it is sharp stuff. When I was a kid my mom bought some fiberglass curtains. She washed them in with other clothes and for a week our clothes were unbearably itchy, sometimes painful.

[jon-nyc]

@Copper said in Nantucket beaches closed to swimmers:

I bet there is a Kennedy involved.

No doubt the crank RFK Jr.

[taiwan_girl]

Those turbine blades are huge!!