Asia - Voice of America: Dozens Rescued as Another Boat Sinks Near Australia

Asia - Voice of America asia

Dozens Rescued as Another Boat Sinks Near Australia Jun 27th 2012, 09:35 SYDNEY - More than 120 people have been rescued after a boat carrying asylum-seekers sank en route to Australia.  The sinking occurred less than a week after another vessel capsized north of Australia's Indian Ocean territory of Christmas Island, with the loss of dozens of lives.   An Australian warship and two merchant ships have been plucking survivors out of the water.  The Australian air force has also dropped life rafts as the authorities responded to a distress call ... Media files: 5E55B7E3-D64A-4028-8677-40709EDB664A_cx0_cy0_cw0_w800_r1.jpg (image/jpeg, 0 MB)

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