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| Three ships head for asylum seekers' boat in distress | Three ships head for asylum seekers' boat in distress |
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| Three ships have set off towards an asylum seekers’ boat carrying about 80 people as an aeroplane monitors the vessel off Christmas Island. | Three ships have set off towards an asylum seekers’ boat carrying about 80 people as an aeroplane monitors the vessel off Christmas Island. |
| The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) received a distress call at 12.25pm on Wednesday from a boat about 94 nautical miles from Christmas Island. | The Australian Maritime Safety Authority (Amsa) received a distress call at 12.25pm on Wednesday from a boat about 94 nautical miles from Christmas Island. |
| Amsa confirmed the position about 1.30pm and alerted all ships in the vicinity of the presence of the boat. | Amsa confirmed the position about 1.30pm and alerted all ships in the vicinity of the presence of the boat. |
| HMAS Bathurst, ACV Triton and a merchant ship all made their way to the boat and were expected to reach it on Wednesday evening. | HMAS Bathurst, ACV Triton and a merchant ship all made their way to the boat and were expected to reach it on Wednesday evening. |
| A maritime surveillance plane was monitoring the ship from the air and Amsa believed about 80 people were on board. | A maritime surveillance plane was monitoring the ship from the air and Amsa believed about 80 people were on board. |
| It was not known what nationality the asylum seekers are. | It was not known what nationality the asylum seekers are. |
| The rescue was the third such mission in a week. Another boat sank on Friday with a baby boy among the dead and four people drowned in a sinking on Tuesday, with the navy and other rescue services pulling 144 people alive from the water. | The rescue was the third such mission in a week. Another boat sank on Friday with a baby boy among the dead and four people drowned in a sinking on Tuesday, with the navy and other rescue services pulling 144 people alive from the water. |
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