South Fork Wind

With 12 turbines, the project is much smaller than Vineyard Wind but the largest since the Block Island Wind Farm opened with lower-capacity turbines in 2016.

A major offshore wind farm has electrified its first turbine — but it’s not Vineyard Wind, which was the first large wind farm to receive federal approval.

As a golden sunrise lights up New Bedford’s commercial fishing fleet, an unusual passenger ship is steaming out of the harbor toward Vineyard Wind.