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Tanker Carrying Acid Capsizes On Rhine


A tanker carrying 2,400 tons of sulfuric acid has sunk on the Rhine River in Germany.

Police said two crew members have been rescued while two others are missing.

It was not yet clear whether the cargo was leaking.

The German-owned ship was on its way from Ludwigshafen in southwestern Germany to Antwerp, Belgium, when it capsized south of Koblenz.

compiled from agency and media reports

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