Barge sinks in Hamburg with 3,500 litres of diesel on board

The barge sank while alongside a fertilizer production plant in Hamburg (Hamburg Port Authority) (002)

It is still not known why an inland barge carrying salt sank at the Port of Hamburg on February 6.

No one was injured, although the two crew on board at the time were said to be suffering from shock.

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