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==History== [[File:StateLibQld 1 108816 Derbyshire (ship).jpg|thumb|The cargo steamship ''Derbyshire'' was built by [[Harland and Wolff]] in 1897, survived the First World War and was scrapped in 1931]] [[File:Hmhs Oxfordshire FL17221.jpg|thumb|The Bibby Line passenger ship {{SS|Oxfordshire|1912|2}}, built in 1912, serving as a [[hospital ship]] in the Second World War]] [[File:TSS Fairstar.jpg|thumb|The cruise ship {{ship|TSS|Fairstar||2}}, which was built in 1957 as the Bibby Line [[troopship]] ''Oxfordshire'']] [[File:Monks Ferry Drydock, Birkenhead - geograph.org.uk - 198146.jpg|thumb|''Bibby Sapphire'' is a [[diving support vessel]] built in 2005]] The Bibby Line was founded in 1807 by the first [[John Bibby (businessman)|John Bibby]] (1775–1840). The history of Calderstones Park in Liverpool notes that 'although John Bibby & Co was founded in 1807, the year Britain abolished the slave trade, the family’s business activities and investments can be traced back further. Prior to abolition, as a metals trader and ship broker, John Sr. held a stake in three slaving voyages on the ships ''Harmonie'', ''Eagle'' and ''Sally.''' <ref>{{Cite web |last=Reader |first=The |title=Calderstones Park and its links to slavery: What we know so far |url=https://www.thereader.org.uk/wp-content/uploads/2021/07/Calderstones-Park-and-its-links-to-slavery.pdf |website=The Reader}}</ref> The ships can be found on the [[Www.slavevoyages.org|Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade Database]] using the voyage IDs 81106, 81732, 83481, which shows a total 787 enslaved people were transported on ships owned by John Bibby, of whom 75 did not survive the voyages. (*Note: The company has not addressed an open letter from the [[Refugee Council]] requesting it acknowledge potential links to the transatlantic slave trade.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos-Pedro |first=Nick |date=2023-07-03 |title=An Open Letter to Bibby Marine |url=https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/an-open-letter-to-bibby-marine/ |access-date=2023-09-10 |website=Refugee Council |language=en-US}}</ref>). After John Bibby was attacked and murdered on 19 July 1840, his sons John and James took ownership of the Bibby Line.<ref>{{cite web|title=Shipping Line Histories - Bibby Line Group|website=The Ocean Liner Virtual Museum|url=http://www.oceanlinermuseum.co.uk/Bibby_Line_history.html|access-date=2023-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=RECORDS OF BIBBY LINE|website=[[The National Archives (United Kingdom)|The National Archives]]|url=https://discovery.nationalarchives.gov.uk/details/r/b999c5ff-16d0-4a14-802a-1c4705638871|access-date=2023-08-13}}</ref> It was one of the first businesses in the world to fit its entire fleet with radio, by the British based [[Radio Communication Company]].<ref>{{cite web |title=Bulletin of the British Vintage Wireless Society Vol.23 No.3 |url=https://www.bvws.org.uk/publications/bulletins/pdf/BVWS_Bulletin_23_3.pdf |publisher=bvws.org |access-date=23 July 2021 |date=1998}}</ref> Along with other British ship owners, it endured hard economic conditions in the 1970s and 1980s, but survived through diversification into floating accommodation. The group diversified in the 1980s into separate divisions, including [[Bibby Financial Services]] which was formed in 1982. The parent company is now called [https://bibbylinegroup.co.uk/ Bibby Line Group], and is a £800 million global business, operating in 14 countries, employing 4,000 people in sectors including retail, financial services, distribution, shipping, marine and infrastructure.<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://bibbylinegroup.co.uk/ |title=(Homepage) |website=Bibby Line Group |language=en-GB |access-date=10 November 2020}}</ref> Since 2007, Bibby Line Group and its employees have donated over £10 million and thousands of volunteering hours to over 1,000 charitable causes.<ref>{{Cite news |url= https://bibbylinegroup.co.uk/social-responsibility/#GivingBack |title=Social Responsibility |work=Bibby Line Group |access-date=10 November 2020 |language=en-GB}}</ref> In 2008, the Bibby Line Group continued to diversify with the purchase of the construction asset hire company Garic UK. Bibby Line Group’s investment enabled Garic to remain a key market player, in a competitive sector. Currently, Garic has four sites across the UK and is one of the most trusted specialized plant and welfare facility providers in the UK.<ref>{{Cite web |title=Our Story |url=https://bibbylinegroup.co.uk/about/heritage/ |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=Bibby Line Group |language=en-GB}}</ref> In July 2023, an open letter signed by over fifty [[Non-governmental organisation|NGOs]] and campaigners, including the [[Refugee Council]], called Bibby Marine, as owner of the [[Bibby Stockholm]], to acknowledge its founder [[John Bibby (businessman)|John Bibby]]'s links<ref>{{Cite web |title=Trans-Atlantic Slave Trade - Database |url=https://www.slavevoyages.org/voyage/database |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=www.slavevoyages.org}}</ref> to the [[Atlantic slave trade]] and to end the practice of containing asylum seekers on its vessels.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Santos-Pedro |first=Nick |date=2023-07-03 |title=An Open Letter to Bibby Marine |url=https://www.refugeecouncil.org.uk/latest/news/an-open-letter-to-bibby-marine/ |access-date=2023-09-09 |website=Refugee Council |language=en-US}}</ref> Later that month, a ''Guardian'' report highlighted safety concerns on board the Bibby Stockholm, including potential overcrowding along with narrow corridors and a lack of lifejackets on board.<ref>{{Cite news |last1=Allegretti |first1=Aubrey |last2=Taylor |first2=Diane |date=2023-07-27 |title=First 50 people coming to Bibby Stockholm asylum barge despite safety worries |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/jul/27/first-50-people-coming-to-bibby-stockholm-asylum-barge-despite-safety-worries |access-date=2023-09-09 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> ''[[The Times]]'' also reported there were concerns about fire safety, noting it could become 'a floating Grenfell'.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Dathan |first=Matt |date=2023-09-09 |title=Bibby Stockholm 'could become floating Grenfell' |newspaper=[[The Times]] |language=en |url=https://www.thetimes.com/uk/politics/article/bibby-stockholm-could-become-floating-grenfell-pzqg2jtnc |access-date=2023-09-09 |issn=0140-0460}}</ref> On 11 August 2023 legionella was found to be on board and a water sample taken on 15 August 2023 confirmed this to be of 'the most deadly strain' of legionella pneumophila, found in the ship's kitchen's galley pot wash hose.<ref>{{Cite news |last=Taylor |first=Diane |date=2023-09-08 |title=Deadliest legionella strain found onboard Bibby Stockholm |language=en-GB |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2023/sep/08/legionella-found-onboard-the-bibby-stockholm-is-most-deadly-strain |access-date=2023-09-09 |issn=0261-3077}}</ref>
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