If a lighting strikes at sea? will I get electrocuted while swimming?

Question

If a lighting strikes at sea? will I get electrocuted while swimming?

Answer 1

Unless the lightning struck within a few feet of you the answer is no.  When lightning passes its energy through the water is scatters and begins to loose that energy very very quickly.  So unless you were just a few feet away you wouldnt even feel anything.  there are a lot of things in the water that absorb the energy as well like salt particles and other objects

Answer 2

It is definitely NOT safe to swim when lightning is in the area in any type of water. Even if current lightning is a few miles away, lightning can pop up in new parts of the storm very quickly. Salt water conducts electricity, which means that it can easily travel through the water toward you. The lightning current may spread out in all directions and dissipate within 20 feet or so, but don’t bet your life on how close the strike will be. As the highest object on the water, you may be the most likely target.  

Answer 3

just based on basic theory and not things like selenity/conductivity it depends on how far away you are from the strike.  the energy in the bolt will diminish inversely to the square of the distance.  If your far enough away, your safe.  Still not a good idea to swim in a storm though!

Answer 4

thats why if there is a storm coming the lifeguard makes everyone get of the water its possible..

wouldnt want to take that chance to find out though