Nine asylum seekers have drowned after a boat believed to be carrying up to 70 people sunk off Christmas Island. Authorities will spend the night searching the ocean for survivors after a plane spotted nine bodies in the water on Saturday afternoon. The vessel HMAS Warramunga has confirmed the sighting. An airforce plane had spotted a submerged hull late on Friday during a search for an asylum seeker boat which had been seen approaching Christmas Island. Three aircraft, the HMAS Warramunga and two merchant vessels are searching the ocean for survivors. A Customs and Border Protection statement said the focus was on finding survivors and would continue into the night. hazaraasylumseekers.wordpress/2013/06/08/nine-asylum-seekers-drown-as-boat-sinks/
Posted on: Sat, 08 Jun 2013 16:27:55 +0000
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