An aerial view shows wind turbines at RWE's Scroby Sands Wind Farm, off the coast of Great Yarmouth, eastern England, on February 15, 2023.
LONDON — An offshore wind turbine in the North Sea caught fire Tuesday, with all personnel evacuated and accounted for.
The turbine is part of the Scroby Sands Offshore Wind Farm, which has a capacity of 60 megawatts.
It is owned and operated by RWE Offshore Wind.
In a statement sent to CNBC Tuesday, a Maritime and Coastguard Agency spokesperson said: "HM Coastguard has been monitoring a wind turbine on fire at the Scroby Sands Wind Farm today … off the coast of Great Yarmouth."
Organizations:
RWE, CNBC, Maritime and Coastguard Agency, Coastguard
Locations:
Great Yarmouth, England