Cabinet is looking into placing refugees on cruise ships at sea

The cabinet is considering using cruise ships anchored off the Dutch coast as short-term accommodation for refugees, junior justice minister Eric van der Burg told reporters on Wednesday after talks on the asylum seekers crisis. Three large cruise ships have already been commissioned and one will be anchored in Velsen, near IJmuiden, the minister said. Locations for the other two are still being sought. Vlissingen had earlier agreed to take one ship but has since withdrawn. In the meantime, officials...