At the moment when lightning struck the sailboat, it created a fireball

Large fireballs accompanied by a tremendous explosion like a bomb appeared after a moment when lightning struck the sailboat in a thunderstorm.

According to the Daily Mail, the incident happened in South Boston residential area, Massachusetts state, USA on July 6. The video of the moment the lightning struck the boat was recorded by Harry Minucci when he stood in the Columbia yacht club.

In the video, Harry's friend's 12-meter long sailing boat is suddenly struck by lightning when it is anchored at the jetty.

The lightning strike created loud sounds and fireballs.

The lightning strike created loud sounds and fireballs. Sparks even filled the boat. According to CNN, no one was injured after the incident but the entire electrical equipment on the boat was badly damaged.

Harry said he took the camera after seeing lightning strikes in the distance and could not catch the moment when lightning struck the sailboat.

Severe weather appeared in the east coast area on the afternoon of July 6 with small storms, heavy rain, tornadoes and thunderstorms.

The National Weather Forecast Center (NWS) issues a warning about heavy rain and flooding in the Boston, Massachusetts area.

The video of the lightning hit the sailboat attracted the attention of the online community.

"That's when you want to exchange your boat for a submarine," a Twitter user commented. Another man was humorous: "After the incident the boat owner will sell it with the ad:" Sell a sailboat. Ever escaped despite being struck by lightning "".

 

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