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Wind Turbine Blade Breaks Off, Lands in Plymouth Cranberry Bog

Regulators have opened a root‑cause probe, with blade removal pending.

Overview

  • Fire officials said the 75‑ to 100‑foot blade detached Friday afternoon near Head of the Bay Road and no injuries or immediate hazards were reported.
  • The roughly 300‑foot turbine automatically entered a fail‑safe shutdown, according to the maintenance company on site.
  • Firefighters found the blade several hundred feet from the tower in a remote bog area with no homes in the immediate vicinity.
  • Operator RWE said the project has been shut down as a precaution and that an exhaustive root‑cause analysis is underway.
  • The site has been cordoned off, MassDEP and Plymouth Inspectional Services were notified, and contractors are being lined up for debris cleanup and removal.