A fishing boat in Pembroke was engulfed in flames after lightning struck locations across the island this morning.

The thunderstorm dealt hits to the Bermuda National Trust’s office as well as Lindo’s Market on Brighton Hill in Devonshire, although staff at the supermarket said there was little damage.

Some electronic equipment was blown but there was no structural damage.

However, the Bermuda Fire and Rescue Service received reports of the blaze aboard Hunter’s LunaSea in Queen’s Cove shortly before 10.30am.

Mark Taylor, BFRS division officer, confirmed that the vessel had been struck by lightning and said firefighters were able to control the flames within ten minutes.

However, the boat, owned by Alex and Rachel Wilks, was still smouldering more than an hour after the flames were extinguished.

Mr Taylor added: “We plan to take it to a slip at Mills Creek, pull it up, get in on dry land to minimise any more environmental impact and fully extinguish it.”

An emotional Mrs Wilks said the couple used the three-year-old boat to catch fish for their new restaurant, Two Fish in a Barrel.

She explained: “We went out yesterday and there is a cooler full of fish on board.

“We have to find a new boat, but this definitely isn’t going to stop us.

“The fishing community is really tight and we’ll do some sort of fundraising event — we will rise from these ashes. Just watch what we do.”

Other lightning strikes likely caused residents in Smith’s, Pembroke and Devonshire to lose power this morning.

A Belco spokesman said: “Belco crews have been dispatched and are investigating the cause in order to make repairs.

“However, should overhead line crews need to make repairs they must wait until the weather subsides before they can begin restoring power safely.”

As of 2.30pm, all Belco customers in Smith’s had electricity, but 21 in Pembroke and three in Devonshire were waiting to have power restored.

The Bermuda National Trust’s Waterville head office in Paget was also struck by lightning during the storm, but no one was injured at the Grade 1 listed building.

Karen Border, the BNT executive director, explained: “The west chimney was struck and is badly cracked with some interior damage in adjacent rooms, which were unoccupied at the time. It took out the communications in the building.”