|
Sail-World.com : Lightning strikes
Once you are at sea and a thunderstorm is looming, there's no use worrying about protection for the boat. In any case, there's too much disagreement about the issues to know who is right and who is wrong. Whatever you have, or have not done, once there is the threat of a lightning stike, there is a very clear course of action you can take to protect your crew and your instruments:
1. Disconnect all electronics, radios and remove the antennas if possible. Do not use satellite or mobile telephones
2. Double check that plugs are fastened in place beside all sea cocks. If the boat is struck, it is possible for the sea cocks to be blown out by the force of the charge. These should be checked immediately following a strike.
3. The entire crew should be below during a thunderstorm if possible, Certainly do no undertake any activity which connects you to the water, like fishing.
4. If you cannot be below, then stay low and as close to the middle of the boat as possible.
5. Keep away from all metal objects in the boat, especially the mast.
by Sail World
Click on the FB Like link to post this story to your FB wall
http://www.sail-world.com/index.cfm?nid=20207
11:34 AM Fri 25 Nov 2005 GMT
Click here for printer friendly version
Click here to send us feedback or comments about this story.
Click for further information on
Practical
Related News Stories:
MORE STORIES ...
|
|
|
Our Advertisers are committed to our sport, please support them!
This site and its contents are © Copyright TetraMedia Pty. Ltd and/or the original author, photographer etc. All Rights Reserved.
Photographs are copyright by law. If you wish to use or buy a photograph you must contact the photographer directly (there is a hyperlink in most cases to their website, or do a Google search.) with your request.
Please do not contact
Sail-World.com
as we cannot give permission for use of other photographer’s images.
Only if the photographer named on the image is Sail-world.com, Powerboat-world.com, Marinebusiness-world.com or NZBoating-World.com.
Contact us
.
Ph: +61 2 8006 1873
or complete our
feedback form
Contact us
.
View our Privacy Policy.
[ Go Home]
[ Banner Advertising Specification]
[Bot Archive ]
Customised news feeds -Marine Industry companies, Clubs and Associations have their own customised version of our news feed on their website.
Look_here_to_see_examples
|
| | |
