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Reuters (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
SYDNEY (Reuters) - A boat carrying around 40 people has sunk off the remote Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean, with possibly only 15 people rescued, Australian officials and local media said Monday.
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France24 (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
A boat carrying 40 people has sunk off the Cocos Islands, west of Australia, a report said on Monday. The Australian Maritime Safety Authority received a distress call on Sunday saying the boat was taking on water about 700 nautical miles northwest of the Cocos Islands, ABC radio's website reported. A merchant ship from the Bahamas responded to a broadcast for help but found the stricken vessel had...
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The Age (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Boat carrying 40 people sinks west of Australia - it's yet not known if asylum seekers were aboard.
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The Age (Free subscription) | 11/01/2009
Boat carrying 40 people sinks west of Australia - it's yet not known if they were asylum seekers.