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Authorities Investigate Apparent Turbine Blade Lightning Strike

The Vineyard Wind turbine blade that failed last summer has apparently sustained a lightning strike. 

 

The U.S. Coast Guard reported the turbine was struck Thursday or Friday, but no debris has been spotted and there are no reported navigational hazards.

 

Vineyard Wind says a visual inspection and the preliminary evidence indicates a lightning strike.  The company is assessing the situation with blade manufacturer GE Vernova.

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