Curious American scientists were not too lazy and counted outbreaks of lightning in the last 12 years in the South China Sea and the Northeast of the Indian Ocean. By the way, these regions, where the main sea trade and freight routes for ships are laid. Simple analysis, described in the report on the site of the geophysical magazine South China Sea Geophysical Research Letters, showed that in the marine regions of Asia there is a doubled density of atmospheric discharges. And the lightning is active depending on the season, for example, from November to April, they are steadily sparkling over the Indian Ocean, and from April to December are moving to the South China Sea.