Caption

Extreme low tide, here at the ThyssenKrupp Steel Steel Plant in Duisburg-Marxloh, sandbanks have formed due to the low Rhine level, freighters can only travel with reduced load, the TKS steel mill has reduced its production as it can no longer deliver enough raw materials for the steel industry, Rhine level du-Ruhr at 170 cm, trending down, Duisburg, North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Date

Jul 15, 2026

Credit line

Photo12/ImageBROKER/Jochen Tack

Reference

BRK26H82_328

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No

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Rights managed

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142.4Mb (47.5Mb) / 28.8in x 19.2in / 8640 x 5760 (300dpi)

Keywords

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