Two ex-staff have spoken publicly for the first time about the putrid state of the vessel, and how asylum seekers have been subjected to power cuts and poor physical conditions.
Levana Coker and Bella Basstone worked on the barge from before it opened to asylum seekers in summer 2023 until the end of that year. Coker worked as a housekeeper and Basstone worked on reception.
They said they witnessed some staff treating the asylum seekers harshly and that many complaints were ignored. Coker said that while many of the asylum seekers onboard were heartbroken after the death of Leonard Farruku, 27, she claimed one member of the kitchen staff told herit was "one less Muslim mouth to feed".
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