UK barge housing asylum seekers

Up to 500 men are to be housed on the three-storey Bibby Stockholm barge while they await the outcome of their asylum applications

BIBBY STOCKHOLM
Accommodation barge

Barge length: 93m 
Number of cabins: 222 
Facilities: Healthcare provision, 24-hour security, canteen, laundry, gym, classroom and prayer room 

Plan of top floor 
Cabins
Portland: Barge moored
      
100km 60 miles
London
UK

Corridor Courtyard
Recreation room Courtyard

Recreation room 
TV room 
Cabin (average size 3m x 3.6m) 

En-suite shower room
Wardrobe
Desk 
Bunk bed 
TV
Window 

Most cabins sleep two but some have enough bunk beds for up to six people

Sources: Bibby Marine, BBC, The Guardian  
Pictures: Getty Images © GRAPHIC NEWS