NEWS.com.au | Cries for help just 'refugee patter' The Australian REPEATED calls for help from asylum-seekers who claimed their boat was taking on water and sinking with more than 200 people on board were not considered distress calls by Australian search and rescue authorities. The Australian Maritime Safety ... Emergency authorities uncertain if distress calls from sinking boat were genuine Boat that sank was "not in distress": AMSA Fatal sea voyage not considered in 'distress' |
