2010 Christmas Island boat disaster
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2010-christmas-island-boat-disaster-192-9072047
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2010 Christmas Island boat disaster
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On 15 December 2010, an Indonesian fishing boat carrying 89 asylum seekers and 3 crew members sank after being dashed against the rocks near Rocky Point, Christmas Island, an external Australian territory. 50 people died and 42 were rescued. The incident was the worst civilian maritime disaster in Australia in more than a century.
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2010 sinking of an Indonesian boat carrying asylum seekers off Christmas Island, Australia
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/2010_Christmas_Island_boat_disaster
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2023-06-10T14:21:02Z
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