Bad luck strikes again. The same wind turbine blade that scattered debris across local beaches last summer was struck by lightning last week.

On Feb. 27, lightning reportedly struck the same Vineyard Wind turbine that had a blade failure in July 2024. Here's what we know.

A wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket, Massachusetts was struck by lightning, according to the US Coast Guard. It was the same one that sent shards of debris onto beaches after a blade failure last year.

Vineyard Wind began testing its aircraft detection lighting system on 12 offshore turbines this week, aiming to reduce unnecessary nighttime lighting.

A wind turbine off the coast of Nantucket that broke apart last year has been damaged again by a lightning strike.

The same Vineyard Wind offshore wind turbine that malfunctioned and polluted the ocean in July 2024 was again damaged by

Lightning hit the broken turbine on either Thursday or Friday, according to conflicting reports of the timing. As of Sunday afternoon, Vineyard Wind said no blade debris has been