Captain Of Merchant Ship Diverts To Australia Fearing Safety of Ship With 67 Asylum Seekers
Submitted by News Desk 2 on Thu, 08/16/2012 - 08:33
The captain of a merchant ship, MV Parsifal, bound for Singapore has diverted his ship to Australia after fearing the 67 asylum seekers he picked up at sea during a rescue might pose a threat to his ship.
During the rescue one of the asylum seekers fell overboard during the rescue and is now believed to have drowned while the remaining survivors were in an Australian immigration detention center.