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[Wooden boat carrying 12 Sri Lankans held by customs
Font Size:DecreaseIncreasePrint Page:Print November 28, 2008 Article from: The Australian A WOODEN boat intercepted off the West Australian coast is carrying 12 Sri Lankans, police say. Campers spotted the boat off Steep Point, near Shark Bay, in Western Australia`s midwest region about 1.30pm (WDT) on Thursday. A spokesman for Immigration Minister Chris Evans said customs immediately dispatched officers aboard a WA Fisheries vessel to investigate. `Customs officers made contact with the vessel and escorted it through sheltered waters to anchor it through the night,` the spokesman said. The 12 people on board had access to food and water but their health and well being was of primary concern, the spokesman said. `Early advice indicates that those on board do not appear to have any particular health issues.` Detective Sergeant Paul Matthews said it was a surprise to find the vessel so far south. `I think this is the furthest a vessel has got without being detected on our shores,` Det Matthews told ABC Radio. `The customs officers have spoken to them, they`ve identified them as being Sri Lankan.` The group had identified themselves as shark fisherman, Detective Matthews said. `But I`m not sure of any fishing equipment on board,` he said. Two of the group had tried to swim ashore in treacherous waters when the boat was intercepted, Detective Matthews said. `I believe it was quite a treacherous swim, it would have been very difficult and obviously Shark Bay didn`t get its name for no reason,` he said. The boat is anchored offshore while customs continue their investigation. Mr Evans` spokesman said the intentions of the group were yet to be established and a decision on accommodation arrangements would be made once further information on their circumstances and travel reasons were established.] |
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