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Tanker carrying acid capsizes in Germany's Rhine River (2 Missing)
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"A tanker carrying at least 2,000 tons of sulfuric acid has capsized in the Rhine River in Germany's western Rhineland-Palatinate state.
The 100-meter-long ship is currently stranded near the town of St. Goarshausen, home to the well-known Lorelei rock, which marks the narrowest part of the Rhine.
This tapering creates a stronger-than-usual current, and has caused many boat accidents there over the years.
A spokesman for the state water police said two of the ship's four crewmembers had been rescued, and that helicopter search efforts were continuing for the remaining two......."
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