Rhine closed after container spill
A 20-kilometer (12-mile) stretch of the Rhine near Cologne will remain closed to shipping at least until Friday after a vessel spilled 31 containers over the weekend, according to media reports.
The German vessel “Excelsior” was attempting to turn around after losing some of its freight when it tilted and more containers went overboard, Markus Lehmacher, a spokesman for Cologne’s Water and Shipping Agency told Bloomberg. Of the 31 containers, 17 have been found and secured; 14 are still missing, including one with five liters of acid liquid, he said.
Rhine closed after container spill
