The ‘ship of shame’ is back on the agenda
According to the country’s media, the Ministry of the Interior sent a notification to 39 refugees who were evacuated from the ship to which they were taken on August 7 on August 11 due to the legionella bacteria found in the drinking water system and causing a type of lung disease.
The notice stating that 39 asylum seekers staying in hotels would return to the Bibby Stockholm ship on 19 October stated that irregular migrants could leave the ship whenever they wanted, but had to sign in and out.
THEY WILL SHARE ROOMS
The notice also emphasized that this was not an arrest or detention, and that those staying on the ship could benefit from various activities, but might have to share their rooms.
England had decided to host migrants in floating structures built on disused buildings in military installations and barges to accommodate some 50,000 irregular migrants in the country.
IT WAS ON THE AGENDA AS THE FIRST BOAT
Although it was announced that the decision was made to transfer migrants who were staying in hotels in the country due to the high cost, the Bibby Stockholm ship was on the agenda as the first ship where migrants would be placed for this purpose.
The first group of immigrants, made up of 39 people, began arriving on the ship anchored in the port of Portland, in the south of the country, on August 7.
The ship, which was initially planned to house 50 refugees, was evacuated on August 11 due to legionella bacteria found in the drinking water system.
The Bibby Stockholm ship, which had previously twice postponed the arrival of migrants due to fire safety concerns and remained empty for two months due to legionella, will take in male refugees aged between 18 and 65.
“INHUMAN”
While around 500 migrants who will remain on the ship will be brought to Bibby Stockholm within 18 months, more than 2,000 irregular migrants will be moved to unused buildings at two air bases in the Lincolnshire and Essex regions.
The country’s pro-immigrant non-governmental organizations and human rights organizations argued that housing refugees on ships was “inhumane” and called Bibby Stockholm a “prison ship.” (AA)