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This is really disgusting: a video is causing a stir in Linz showing a cruise ship leaking a brown liquid into the Danube. It is suspected that the ship leaked faeces into the Danube at the Lentos art museum. The shipping inspectorate and water police are investigating.

The video shows a dark brown liquid flowing into the Danube. The video was uploaded to YouTube on Friday by "Linza Stadtmagazin". According to "Linza", witnesses had already observed and filmed the gruesome incident on Wednesday. The cruise ship is currently said to be in Passau. As soon as it returns to Upper Austria, the captain is likely to be questioned about the incident.

State Councillor for the Environment Stefan Kaineder (Greens) said: "We are taking this case very seriously. The times in which the environment is polluted without consequences are definitely over. Regardless of the procedure and the substances and means used. Of course, this also applies to faeces. It goes without saying that we will investigate this matter as thoroughly as possible.