Boat with 105 asylum-seekers sinks off Australia’s Christmas Island
A rescue operation of Australian Navy is underway some 120 nautical miles north of Australia’s Christmas Island after a boat with 105 immigrants from Asia sent a distress signal. "HMAS Parramatta arrived on scene at around 12:20pm [02:30 GMT] and reported the vessel had foundered,” reported the Australian Maritime Safety Authority. An Australian Customs Dash-8 aircraft is operating at the scene. Reportedly yet another Australian navy ship and a merchant vessel are also due to arrive at the distress zone soon.
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