Ship with toxic cargo foundering in Dutch waters

A container ship with a toxic cargo is foundering in shallow waters off the south-west Dutch coast and is in danger of breaking in half if it is moved, the Dutch coastguard said today.

Ship with toxic cargo foundering in Dutch waters

A container ship with a toxic cargo is foundering in shallow waters off the south-west Dutch coast and is in danger of breaking in half if it is moved, the Dutch coastguard said today.

Spokesman Kees Koning said the coastguard was assisting in a salvage operation. He did not have details of the cargo’s contents and the name of the vessel was not immediately available.

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