Illegal Immigrants Evacuated From Barge After Legionella Found

Home Office says it is a 'precautionary measure'

The Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge arrives into Falmouth docks, Cornwall, to undergo inspection on May 9, 2023. Matt Keeble/PA Media

A group of illegal immigrants have been evacuated from the Bibby Stockholm barge, at the port of Portland on the south coast, after the Legionella bacteria was discovered in the water supply.

The Home Office said it was removing all 39 asylum seekers who were on board the vessel as a “precautionary measure.”