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<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Tanker carrying 2 , 40...ermany (BBC)...</span>
A tanker carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has sunk on the Rhine river in Germany and police say two crew members are missing. The tanker's other two crew were rescued, according to the authorities.The boat capsized near St Goarshausen, south of Koblenz, and it is not yet clear whether any of its cargo leaked.Thawing ice and snow have caused flooding along the Rhine in recent days but it is not known if the high river levels played a part in the incident.German media say rescuers are using thermal imaging equipment to help find the missing crewmen.The shipping authority says the tanker was heading from Ludwigshafen to Antwerp in Belgium.
<span style="font-weight: bold"> Confirmed : Tanker carrying 2 , 40...ermany (BBC)...</span>
A tanker carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has sunk on the Rhine river in Germany and police say two crew members are missing. The tanker's other two crew were rescued, according to the authorities.The boat capsized near St Goarshausen, south of Koblenz, and it is not yet clear whether any of its cargo leaked.Thawing ice and snow have caused flooding along the Rhine in recent days but it is not known if the high river levels played a part in the incident.German media say rescuers are using thermal imaging equipment to help find the missing crewmen.The shipping authority says the tanker was heading from Ludwigshafen to Antwerp in Belgium.