There is no other place, says the municipality, if only because this ship does not fit anywhere else. “It’s this ship or nothing. A smaller ship, which could lie elsewhere, just isn’t there right now.” The ships with enough space for the reception of refugees are no longer there for the taking. The municipality says it has also conducted extensive research into possible alternatives, but they have all been rejected. And that the ship was registered in a different place in a neighborhood report? Yes, that was a mistake, but it has no legal status whatsoever. Such a neighborhood report is there to inform, but not too many rights can be derived from it.
Utrecht continues with a second refugee boat, but must consult with the owner of the residential complex
