BOAT WITH CHINESE PEOPLE ON BOARD IS INTERCEPTED

A wooden boat carrying Chinese citizens attempted to reach Australia before being intercepted by Australia Border Force and turned away.

Nine Chinese citizens were rescued by fisherman off Southern Java in Indonesia after claiming they were forced back into Indonesian waters by Australian authorities. 

The Chinese passengers along with three Indonesian crew members were taken to the port town of Pelabuhan Ratu, and told Indonesian authorities they had been held at sea for five days by an Australian naval boat for five days, before being turned back.

Those on board told Indonesian police their wooden boat had become disabled and was drifting about 65kms off Java, when they were rescued by fishermen and taken to Pelabuhan Ratu on Saturday afternoon, reported The Weekend Australian.

The port has long been known as a departure point for illegal smuggling vessels.

 

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