Inside the Bibby Stockholm barge - in pictures

  • One of the 222 bedrooms on board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset, which will house up to 500 asylum seekers. All photos: PA
    One of the 222 bedrooms on board the Bibby Stockholm accommodation barge at Portland Port in Dorset, which will house up to 500 asylum seekers. All photos: PA
  • The reception area. Asylum seekers will spend up to nine months on board the vessel
    The reception area. Asylum seekers will spend up to nine months on board the vessel
  • The security check area. Eighteen military-trained guards will be assigned to the vessel, backed up by CCTV surveillance, and police if needed
    The security check area. Eighteen military-trained guards will be assigned to the vessel, backed up by CCTV surveillance, and police if needed
  • One of four communal television rooms. Each bedroom also contains a television, which the operator was told to disconnect, so they can only be used as monitors
    One of four communal television rooms. Each bedroom also contains a television, which the operator was told to disconnect, so they can only be used as monitors
  • The galley area. Food will be provided by Connect Catering, with menus including spaghetti with meatballs, roast turkey and Irish stew
    The galley area. Food will be provided by Connect Catering, with menus including spaghetti with meatballs, roast turkey and Irish stew
  • The gym, equipped with treadmills, weights, rowing machines and exercise bikes
    The gym, equipped with treadmills, weights, rowing machines and exercise bikes
  • A dumbbell inside the gym. There are also two outside courtyards where asylum seekers can play team sports, including basketball and football
    A dumbbell inside the gym. There are also two outside courtyards where asylum seekers can play team sports, including basketball and football