Traffic halted on Rhine River
A tanker carrying at least 2,200 tons of sulfuric acid capsized in the Rhine River Thursday, closing the river to traffic, but reports say no acid has been spilled.
Two crewmen from the tanker Waldorf were rescued, and two are missing. The water temperature was only 39 degrees Fahrenheit. The ship was on its way from Ludwigshafen to Antwerp.
Shipping along the Rhine, among the most important waterways in Germany and Europe, has been temporarily halted between the towns of Bingen and Bad Salzig, according to a report on the Web site of the German broadcaster Deutsche Welle.
Traffic halted on Rhine River
