All asylum seekers were moved off the Bibby Stockholm barge by the end of December last year, and it was pictured in January being towed out of Portland Port.
Then-prime minister Rishi Sunak announced plans for two further barges to be purchased to house up to 1,000 migrants in June 2023, but they never materialised and the only barge in use was the Bibby Stockholm.
The barge, which was based in Portland Port in Dorset, was used to house asylum seekers from 2023-2024 and was plagued with problems, including an outbreak of legionnaires disease that forced the temporary evacuation of residents onboard.
Migrants on the barge said they felt like prisoners, were searched every time they went outside, and were unable to see their friends due to the detention-like conditions on the barge.
The travel firm behind the controversial Bibby Stockholm migrant barge has been handed another £150m government contract, just months after Labour shut the vessel down following a litany of issues.
