Brisbane Times | Wild winds lash Victoria, leaving a trail of damage and thousands without power Brisbane Times Powerful winds battered Melbourne suburbs on Monday night, causing a cruise ship to get wedged up against a pier, dozens of trees to fall and thousands of Victorians to go without power. The State Emergency Service received more than 260 calls for help ... Wild winds wedge cruise ship against pier 'The bay's a washing machine': Cruise ship rescued after winds wedge it against pier Wild winds batter state, dozens of calls for help |