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Incredible moment boat struck by lightning while docked at marina

Dramatic footage has shown the moment a giant lightning bolt struck a sailing boat.

Harry Minucci was filming during a thunderstorm in South Boston, in the United States, when lightning hit his friend’s 12-metre vessel on Saturday (local time).

He was filming from the Columbia Yacht Club when the startling event unfolded in front of his eyes, US news outlet WCVB reported.

The lightning strike hit a 12-metre boat docked at a marina in South Boston. Pictured are two stills of the moment that was caught on video.
The moment a lightning strike hits a 12-metre boat docked at a Boston marina has been caught on camera. Source: WCVB/Harry Minucci

Thunderstorms moving across Massachusetts throughout the afternoon brought dark skies and large clusters of lightning strikes.

Strikes in the area reportedly peaked about 5.30pm, according to StormTeam 5.

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