Bibby Stockholm
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Bibby Stockholm is an accommodation vessel owned by Bibby Line.
History
The ship was built in 1976.
It was used in 2005 by the Netherlands to house asylum seekers. [1][2]
It has been used by Petrofac as accommodation for construction workers at the Shetland Gas Plant.[3] During this time, it was berthed at Lerwick.[4] In 2015, a man frm Salcoats, Ayrshire called His Majesty's Coastguard to report that two bombs had been planted on barges - the accomodation ship Gemini, and the Bibby Stockholm.[4] He admitted a charge of threatening or abusive behaviour and was sentenced to a a six-month tagging order.[4] The barge was finally towed away from Lerwick by the Cypriot tug 'Mustang' on 31 May 2017, although it had been unused for over a year.[5] Itwas towed to Bornholm.[6]
In August 2017, there was some discussion by a property management company about leasing the barge to provide university accommodation to 400 students in Galway, along with the Bibby Bergen. However, the plan was generally not workable - the existing docks were not suitable, and the Supreme Court of Ireland had ruled that such a use would require planning permission.[7]
References
- ^ Adu, Aletha (2023-04-03). "Home Office to announce barge as accommodation for asylum seekers". The Guardian. ISSN 0261-3077. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Stevens, John (2023-04-03). "Location chosen for mega-barge that will house 500 asylum seekers on UK coast". mirror. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Davis, Barney (2023-04-03). "Pictured: 1970s Mega-barge Home Office wants to house 500 refugees in". Evening Standard. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ a b c Times, Shetland (2016-08-27). "Tagging order for man who claimed bombs were on barges". The Shetland Times. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ Times, Shetland (2017-05-31). "Last 'floatel' leaves Lerwick Harbour". The Shetland Times. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "Projects". Shetland Marineco Ltd. Retrieved 2023-04-04.
- ^ "'Floating' accommodation for students being explored in Galway". The Irish Times. Retrieved 2023-04-04.