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Tanker carrying acid capsizes in Germany's Rhine River (2 Missing)
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[ link to www.dw-world.de] "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......."  Is the rhine salt water?
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