CC MEMO -- Blockade

This from Bloomberg about the blockade of the Valencia Port, and now beginning to appear in papers around the world:


Cost of diesel becalms America's Cup yachts
Bloomberg News
October 27, 2005

Five of the 12 America's Cup teams couldn't train with their boats Wednesday after fishermen blockaded the port of Valencia, Spain, to protest surging diesel prices, said Pablo Ruiz, a spokesman for Spain's Desafio Espanol team.

The teams, preparing for the 2007 edition of sailing's richest competition off the southeast Spain city, instead worked on maintenance and other drills within the port zone, Ruiz said. Teams from Italy, Germany, China and Sweden were also affected, he added.


The full article, as run on the Indianapolis Star website, is available here.