A tanker loaded with sulphuric acid capsized early on Thursday on the Rhine river in Germany. The ship, which overturned near St Goarshausen, in western Germany, was carrying 2 400 tons of sulphuric acid. Initial measurements carried out downstream from the scene showed no abnormalities and there were no indications that the load was leaking, the shipping office said. Authorities closed the river to shipping. They were working to secure the 110-meter long tanker, which was floating on its side, and to find the two missing crew members.
The German-owned ship was on its way from Ludwigshafen in southwestern Germany to Antwerp, Belgium.