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Wind turbine blade struck by lightning off Nantucket

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The blade of a wind turbine was struck by lightning on Nantucket, Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind confirmed Sunday.

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WBUR

Lightning strikes Vineyard Wind's broken offshore wind blade

Vineyard Wind said no one was injured in the incident and no debris appears to fallen in the ocean.

4 hours ago·Boston, United States

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Cape Cod Times

Lightning may have struck already-damaged Vineyard Wind turbine blade

On Feb. 27, lightning reportedly struck the same Vineyard Wind turbine that had a blade failure in July 2024. Here's what we know.

8 hours ago

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Boston.com

Looks like the wind turbine that spread debris last summer just got struck by lightning

No debris was found as a result of the lightning strike.

10 hours ago·Boston, United States

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Bloomberg

Nantucket Wind Turbine With Broken Blade Struck by Lightning

A wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts was struck by lightning, according to the US Coast Guard. It was the same one that sent shards of debris onto beaches after a blade failure last year.

12 hours ago·United States

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WCVB

Wind turbine blade struck by lightning off Nantucket

The blade of a wind turbine was struck by lightning on Nantucket, Massachusetts, Vineyard Wind confirmed Sunday.

15 hours ago·Boston, United States

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National Wind Watch

Broken Vineyard wind turbine struck by lightning

The same Vineyard Wind turbine blade that snapped in half last summer now appears to have been struck by lightning, according to the company and the U.S. Coast Guard. On Sunday, officials confirmed that the turbine at the southernmost end of the Vineyard Wind lease off Martha’s Vineyard was apparently hit by lightning late last week, damaging the already broken blade. The Coast Guard reported a strike occurred on Feb. 27, and it was working with…

11 hours ago

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