Asylum seekers have been removed from the Bibby Stockholm Barge in Dorset after Legionella bacteria was found in the water. The Home Office took all 39 asylum seekers off the barge as a precautionary measure, although none are currently ill. Legionella bacteria can cause Legionnaires' disease, a serious type of pneumonia. The bacteria is believed to have come from pipes on the barge. The UK Health Security Agency advised that the six asylum seekers who arrived on the barge on Thursday should be removed, and further tests on the water system are being conducted.

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