Terrifying video captures a lightning bolt striking the mast of a sailboat in Boston

By Lauren Frias From Business Insider

• A video shows lightning striking the mast of a sailboat named Perseverance in Boston on Saturday.
• Boat owner Drew Plominski said he was on deck preparing the boat for a 363-mile race just 15 minutes before lightning hit the mast.
• The lightning bolt fried the electronics of the boat, causing Plominski to reluctantly withdraw from the Marblehead to Halifax Ocean Race, which took place a day after the lightning struck the boat.

A video captured the terrifying moment when lightning struck the mast of a sailboat in Boston on Saturday, sending sparks flying with a deafening sound.

Owner Drew Plominski, who named the boat Perseverance, told The Boston Globe that he could hear the lightning strike from his house a couple blocks away.

“It shook the floor,” he said.

No one was on board the boat when lightning struck, but it was a close call.

“It was nuts,” Plominski said. “We were down there 15 minutes before. We were just waiting for rain to die down before we went down there again.”

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