On July 6, 2015 New Bedford Mayor Jon Mitchell, civic leaders and the Massachusetts Clean Energy Center were on scene at the New Bedford Marine Commerce Terminal. They were there to greet the Chinese cargo ship MV Thorco Svendborg literally carrying 4 massive wind turbines to be delivered from New Bedford to Plymouth.



The MV Thorco Svendborg left New Bedford on July 9, 2015 leaving a few small wind turbine parts at the New Bedford South Terminal.



Since July 9, 2015 the MV Thorco Svendborg has remained anchored for over a week about 16 miles South of Newport, Rhode Island. The marine traffic still has it listed with a destination of New Bedford. To date no one has seen the wind turbine blades, gear boxes or the massive 100 ton plus mono poles. Since its first appearance the 400 foot plus cargo ship has spent over ten days in the area.



There is an ongoing mystery over where the large turbine parts are and why the MV Thorco Svendborg remains anchored at the end of Vineyard Sound 20 miles from the Port of Providence, Rhode Island.

An international shipping company doesn't anchor a 400 foot plus cargo boat for weeks on end for free ?



A news media report stated the turbines would be taken from the New Bedford terminal down Rte 6 by a land route to Plymouth. The weight limit on the three bridges from New Bedford to Fairhaven have limits of around 15, 20 and 30 tons. The sections to the turbines are 100 plus tons each.



The wind turbines ultimately being shipped to Plymouth are four massive Gamesa G97 turbines. The turbines are 25 percent larger than the Fairhaven and Falmouth wind turbines and have a rating of 2 megawatts.