The Ferry Powered By A Live Electric Wire

On the Straussee lake, 30km east of Berlin, you will find something that exists nowhere else in Europe: a ferry powered by an overhead electric power line. But why would you ever power a ferry with a live overhead wire? I went to Strausberg to find out more... INSTA - https://www.instagram.com/the.tim.traveller TWIT - https://twitter.com/TheTimTraveller FACE - https://www.facebook.com/TheTimTraveller/ IMAGE CREDITS Ukrainian electric train by George Chernilevsky - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Locomotive_ChS4-109_2012_G1.jpg Paris tram by Chabe01 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tram_Station_Tramway_IdF_Ligne_6_Pav%C3%A9_Blanc_-_Clamart_%28FR92%29_-_2021-01-03_-_2.jpg Trolleybus in Pardubice by Gerfriedc - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Catenaryswitch.jpg Sigmund Jähn by Peter Koard / Bundesarchiv - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Sigmund_Jahn_cropped.jpg Buena Vista Ferry by Ian Poellet - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Buena_Vista_Ferry_-_Oregon.jpg Canby Ferry by Deloreanman14 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Canby_Ferry_1.jpg Wheatland Ferry by EncMstr - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Wheatland_Ferry_approaching_east_landing_P2326.jpeg Hassmersheim Ferry by Balou46 - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:BW-hassmersheim-faehre-02.jpg Tunnel de Mauvages by Ketounette - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tunnel_de_Mauvages9.jpg Riqueval Tunnel electric tug boat by Johnragla - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Riqueval_Tunnel_electric_tug.jpg Kastellet Ferry by Chris J Wood - https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vaxholm_2017-09-08_13.20.22.jpg