Floating dry dock sinks at Zeebrugge

Zeebrugge is already an experienced, state-of-the-art natural gas hub Photo: Port of Zeebrugge

A floating dry dock sank as a tugboat was being prepared for maintenance at the Port of Zeebrugge, a spokesman has told Maritime Journal.

The dock, the largest of its kind in Belgium, is owned by the Belgian shipyard Flanders Ship Repair, he said.

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