“We are doing everything we can to make sure the oil
stays locally,” the spokesperson said.
Belgium’s
biggest port closed its Deurganck Dock as
well as the Kieldrecht
lock, the largest lock
in the world when considering water volume, to prevent the spill’s spread.
The port spokesperson said 20 ships needed to be
cleaned from the oil before they could leave the dock, as well as the dock’s
walls and water. She could not say how much oil spilt into the water during the
incident or specify the type of ship that lost it.