From: "John Beamish" 

Right up there with a tree branch falls in Ohio and the US north-east goes
black for a couple of days.

On Mon, 06 Nov 2006 06:22:06 -0500, Adam field.near the bridge">
 wrote:

> A ship docks & a vast area goes dark.....bizarre but true....
>
> http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/business/6120212.stm
>
> "German electricity company E.ON has confirmed it was to blame for the
> blackout that left swathes of western Europe without power at the
> weekend.
>
> E.ON said its grid had overloaded after it switched off an electricity
> line over the river Ems to allow a cruise ship to safely pass through.
>
> The knock-on power cut left millions without electricity across Germany,
> France, Italy, Spain and Portugal.
>
> "
>
> "Saturday's power cut started in the German city of Cologne before
> quickly spreading.
>
> Belgium, the Netherlands, Austria and Croatia were also affected, with
> the cuts even reaching as far as Morocco. "
>
>
> Impressive....Northern Germany all the way to Morroco.
>
> Adam

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