Christmas Presence
A family of suspected asylum seekers are in a Darwin hospital, while 32 others have been taken to Christmas Island after another boat was intercepted off Australias coast.
The vessel was spotted by a Customs aircraft 230 nautical miles west of Darwin last night.
There were 37 passengers and two crew on board the boat, which had run out of fuel.
Two passengers have been taken to Darwin as a precaution along with three family members.
In a statement today Home Affairs Minister Brendan Oconnor said everyone else will be transferred to Christmas Island.
Its the 77th boat to be intercepted off Australia this year.
Source:shiptalk
