![The 'Silja Europa' is moored at the VOB quay in Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands. About 1,000 asylum seekers will be accommodated on the ship. EPA](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/KQUDZGINRKVXXY2OL4GNIUTPWA.jpg?smart=true&auth=6e3fee12b3e4fc3ca9b80da9b19f8e2da6854c14d4bcc647b7921ef722be40be&width=400&height=225)
The 'Silja Europa' is moored at the VOB quay in Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands. About 1,000 asylum seekers will be accommodated on the ship. EPA
The 'Silja Europa' is moored at the VOB quay in Velsen-Noord, the Netherlands. About 1,000 asylum seekers will be accommodated on the ship. EPAHopes on hold for Syrian refugees homed on Dutch ferry
'The National' goes on board ship where the Netherlands has placed hundreds of asylum seekers amid housing shortage