Asylum seekers removed from Bibby Stockholm barge after Legionella bacteria found

The disembarkment comes only four days after the first 15 asylum seekers boarded the barge.

People arrive by coach to board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset earlier this week (Ben Birchall/PA)

Asylum seekers are being removed from the Bibby Stockholm barge due to the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply.

The UKhHome office has said it is removing all 39 asylum seekers who arrived on the vessel, docked in Portland Port in Dorset, this week as a “precautionary measure”.