Australia: Boat Arrivals of Asylum Seekers Rising Sep 18, 2009
Two Australian naval boats approach a vessel believed to be carrying 72 asylum seekers on April 29, 2009, near Bathurst Island off the coast of Australia Department of Home Affairs / AP. MORE.. (Time.com)
French backpackers found bobbing in sea Jun 3, 2009
Three French backpackers "won lotto'' when a rescue team searching for another boat discovered them bobbing about in the dangerous waters of Darwin Harbour. Two men and a woman had set off from Cullen Bay in a small dinghy to go fishing but got into trouble in choppy seas close to the harbour's entrance. The boat sank yesterday afternoon and the tourists were left floundering in the water - home to crocodiles, stingers and sharks - with no hope of being rescued. But a helicopter and customs boat... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Two more boats intercepted: 79 on board Apr 30, 2009
Another, with 72 aboard, was spotted by air off Bathurst Island, north of Darwin, and intercepted by the navy. The most recent arrivals bring to 10 the number of unauthorised vessels detected in Australian waters this year. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Two more boats intercepted in Australia Apr 29, 2009
The second was located 27 nautical miles west of Bathurst Island with approximately 72 people on board. The latest arrivals takes the number of asylum-seeker boats intercepted in Australian waters this year to 10. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
