A water management firm was seen at the Bibby Stockholm in Portland, Dorset, working on the cleanup operation after legionella bacteria was found onboard.

Offshore Water Management staff have been working on decontaminating the water system over the last three days.

An expert told The Guardian that the cleanup could take around a week.

The immigration barge is supposed to take 500 migrants so far only 39 have boarded and were since evacuated.

Legionella clean up continues on the Bibby Stockholm immigration barge at Portland Port. A company from Aberdeen, Scotland 'Offshore Water Management' has been working decontaminating the water system of the barge over the the last three days. The immigration barge is supposed to take 500 people so far only 39 refugees have been on the Home Office supplied barge.


Legionella clean up continues on the Bibby Stockholm barge Portland Port, Dorset.