More than 100 litres of diesel spilled from a passenger ship into the Moselle River near Detzem, Germany, leaving 124 passengers stranded aboard while emergency crews work to contain the pollution. German water police said the spill, near a lock not far from Trier, was probably caused by a technical fault.
Local firefighters are tackling an oil slick that has spread across the water, though strong currents are complicating containment efforts. The vessel, meanwhile, must remain in the lock until it undergoes a technical inspection.
