2006-06-27 19:25:19 · 6 answers · asked by Z a m e e r 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Earth Sciences & Geology
the surrounding area that is hit is temporaily electrified (no more than a second or so) this is due to the fact that the sheer size of the ocean, and the fact that water dicipates electricity so quickly. There really isn't any thing out of the ordinary cept the poor fish that was caught in the affected area might be floating.
2006-06-27 19:31:07 · answer #1 · answered by AzN 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Lightning kills many boaters every year. Sail boats are at particular risk, due to the high mast. In shallow water, three meters or less, small craters are formed on the bottom. These can be a meter deep and two or three meters across. If fish are near the surface, they are killed . I was boating near Port St. Joe, Florida and lightning struck a few meters from the boat. The water was vaporized and for a few seconds a ball of vapor and electricity danced on top of the water. It was so awesome.
2006-06-27 23:20:58 · answer #2 · answered by sonny_too_much 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Having been through a hellacious thunderstorm "once" enable me inform you what befell to a 38' cruiser that become interior of an same cove as we. This boat took a right away hit through a bolt. there become no seen damage to the vessel in any respect from the lightening (he become aground besides the undeniable fact that because the sixty 5 mph winds blew him ashore). As i become helping pull 11 different boats off the sea coast i said 6 contributors of the close by fireplace dept. popping out of the woods and walking the sea coast. The went as a lot because the 38 footer and that i heard them ask the owner the position the fireplace become on his vessel. He replied that there become no fireplace yet that lightening had fried anyhting that become electric powered on the boat and he needed them to get him off the sea coast and then towed decrease back in. are you able to guess what the reaction become of the fireplace dept? you got it...they replied with "Are you nuts? once you've not got any fireplace and no injuries we are out of the following." obviously they were no longer chuffed in any respect. How'd he get them there? observed as 911 on his cellular telephone and reported his boat were hit through lightening. :( This proprietor become fortunate. convinced, he had to have each little thing that become electric powered replaced yet he had no structural damage or own damage to anybody on the boat. the wear to a deliver will be something from what become defined the following to lack of the vessel and obtainable lack of existence from lightening. the perfect component anybody can do in a typhoon is throw out each inch of anchor line, positioned down your radio antenna, do not contact something that's metallic and get to the bottom component to the deliver and stay there till the typhoon passes.
2016-11-15 08:43:35 · answer #3 · answered by ? 4 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If you're within a few feet of the strike point, you turn into toast.
2006-06-27 19:35:02 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
nothing dangerous.
2006-06-27 19:29:23 · answer #5 · answered by sa 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It can do no harm.
2006-06-27 22:00:35 · answer #6 · answered by loveboy 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋