Overview

• Firefighters responded Thursday morning after a 28‑metre barge developed a tank leak in the Hovekanal at the Veddel.
• One of the vessel’s two 4,000‑litre tanks failed, releasing diesel that spread across roughly 2,000 square metres.
• Dive teams sealed the breach under water and crews deployed floating oil booms to confine the fuel within the small harbour basin.
• Authorities closed the affected canal section to shipping during the operation as cleanup and skimming continued.
• Officials are still determining the precise quantity released and investigating the cause of the tank failure.