12,000 rubber ducks swim for contest

More than 12,000 rubber ducks take part in the third duck race on the inner Alster in Hamburg, Germany, September 1, 2013. This year's expected net proceeds in the amount of 60,000 euros will go to Kinder-KOMPT, the child competence center of the University Hospital Hamburg-Eppendorf (UKE). [Photo/CFP]