They want a total blackout on the sinking of the Cetacea.

Beirut has been living under a total blackout since January.

Here we sometimes even have fireworks, and in Berlin it's total blackout.

They want to make a total blackout so they can focus on their training.

The previous evening there had been a power failure, the worst since the 1965 total blackout.

They were preparing for a total blackout, a night assault.

There had been the drinking, the sexual fury, the total blackouts and the bouts of depression.

"There's always a possibility when you have this kind of situation that there could be a total blackout," he said.

When the rocking stopped, he rerouted power from some backup systems in time to stop another total blackout.

Compared to its thick gloom, a total blackout would seem mild.