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Fire ravaged wind turbine set for removal in major offshore operation

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06.09.2025

Works are set to start soon to remove turbine T06 from the Scroby Sands offshore wind farm.

The turbine was gutted during a fire on August 15, 2023 as the blaze tore through the nacelle - the heart of the turbine that houses its generator.

The wind turbine fire at Scroby Sands in Great Yarmouth two years ago. Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography (Image: Oliv3r Drone Photography) Flames engulfed the turbine as the fire sent thick plumes of black smoke billowing across the North Sea from the Scroby Sands Wind Farm array - which is situated 1.5 miles (2.5km) off the coast of Great Yarmouth - with the blaze visible from

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