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Edinburgh Live
Edinburgh Live
National
John Gillespie

First Ukrainian refugees board temporary accommodation on Leith cruise ship

The first refugees to be housed on the MS Victoria passenger ship in Leith have arrived and begun to board the ship.

The huge cruise ship docked in Leith is aiming to host 700 Ukrainian refugees as around 115 people arrived each day in the week up to July 19.

MS Victoria was commissioned by the Scottish Government until January 2023 and hosts more than 700 cabins. Prior to its current role hosting refugees, it sailed through the Baltic sea on leisure cruises.

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