Wicked lighting strike

[CTdave]

I don't know if you've seen this elsewhere but a sailboat was zapped by a huge bolt up in Boston. Someone was recording right when it happened.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gg60nwf6PuY

Avenger, yep, it got pulled for some reason but you found the news clip. Thanks for posting it. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMlG0RKfZQ

 

[Scarlett]

Wow!!!!!!

 

[Scarlett]

Guess the insurance company can’t really dispute that one

 

[Boatsb]

I'm sure they'll argue about something. They cant just pay.

I rewired and equipped a sailboat after a lightning hit. The mast had to be pulled and tested for temper and damage. Every piece of electronics was fried. All the engine and genny electronics too.

 

[Walter P]

Was anyone aboard? I hope no one got hurt.....

Walt

 

[oscarvan]

I used to take my electronics off and put them in the microwave when not on board. (Faraday cage) One time everyone in the mooring experienced damage when there was a strike...my stuff was fine.

The keystrokes to program the time and to cook something were only slightly different....




(Fortunately all that was in there at that point was an old obsolete B&W plotter.....)

 

[Bob Bradley]

Looks like the video got pulled.

 

[Avenger]

This one?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RlMlG0RKfZQ

 

[Bob Bradley]

Ouch!

 

[CTdave]

This one could use a few good captions.

"Shocking"

"It's Electric, Boogie woogie woogie"....come on, you remember that song....