HAMBURG (Reuters) - A vessel carrying 2,400 tonnes of sulphuric acid has capsized on the Rhine, prompting the closure of the river in Germany to shipping, but none of the freight had spilled, German authorities said on Thursday.
"The hull of the vessel is still intact and the freight has not escaped into the river," said a spokeswoman for the Rheinland-Pfalz state environment ministry.
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