Overview

• On July 30 the Landratsamt Regensburg decommissioned the MS Rossini and began relocating its final 52 occupants.
• Since February 2023 the vessel has accommodated 632 asylum seekers, reaching a peak of 190 residents on board.
• The last group to move ashore are mainly refugees from Iran and Syria who have now been placed in permanent housing.
• Regensburg officials chartered the former hotel ship to spare school gymnasiums and expand emergency shelter capacity.
• In February 2024 the ship was moved from Donaustauf to Bach an der Donau to protect local fish during the spawning season.