Nantucket
CG Responds to Flooding Vessel off Nantucket
Coast Guard rescue crews responded to a disabled fishing vessel 70 miles southeast of Nantucket on Monday, June 20. The 76-foot fishing vessel “United States” contacted Coast Guard Sector Southeastern New England watchstanders after their vessel became disabled and...
Mass. Maritime Academy Crew Wins 2011 Figawi
The 40th Annual Figawi Race from Hyannis to Nantucket didn’t exactly break any speed records, as the race was plagued by light to nonexistent winds. However, leading the fleet of 16 boats that did finish was the Natalie J,...
Nantucket Landmark Torn Down
Boaters should note the removal of a key landmark on Nantucket charts. The old standpipe water tower on Sconset’s New Street was dismantled and removed from Nantucket last week. After standing sentinel over Sconset since 1925, the 190,000-gallon tank...
2 Airlifted Off Nantucket
CapeCodOnline reports that 2 men were rescued via Coast Guard helicopter off Nantucket after their sailboat lost its mast and began taking on water yesterday afternoon. The 2-man crew of the sailing vessel Eva contacted the Coast Guard Command...
MA Seeks to Reduce Offshore Lease Area
CapeCodOnline: State officials are asking the federal government to cut in half the possible leasing area for offshore wind energy projects in a large swath of ocean south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The move was hailed Tuesday by...
Nantucket Wind Farm Wins Final Fed. Approval
CapeCodTimes: A federal agency has approved a construction plan for Cape Wind, clearing the way for work to begin on the nation’s first offshore wind farm as early as this fall. U.S. Secretary of Interior Ken Salazar made the...
Lubber’s Log Details Cruising Up and Downs
When William Gills and his wife Candace decided to trade up to a larger boat so they could venture farther afield from their Connecticut homeport of Mystic, they got more adventure than they bargained for. The couple had previously...
No Answers Yet in Nantucket Boater’s Disappearance
CapeCodOnline follows up on the disappearance of Jon Hemingway, who disappeared while transiting Nantucket Sound on the night of March 17-18, 2010, in his Maritime Skiff Patriot, a 23-foot cuddy cabin boat. The Nantucket landscaper was an experienced boater,...
Fishermen, Wind Farm Advocates Argue Over Offshore Zone
CapeCodOnline: The future of the wind industry off Massachusetts may take shape inside a crookedly drawn area of ocean about 14 miles south of Martha’s Vineyard and Nantucket. The 2,900-square-mile polygon has strong winds and is close to densely...
Vessel Sinks at Nantucket Pier
The Nantucket Inquirer and Mirror reported on a 42-foot commercial clamming vessel that sank at the town pier late Sunday night or early Monday morning. The boat was refloated Tuesday with the help of a crane barge and was...
