55th asylum seeker boat intercepted: Rudd under pressure
Authorities have intercepted another asylum seeker boat, taking the tally for the year to 55.
The boat was intercepted just after 8pm on Tuesday by HMAS Launceston about 30 nautical miles northeast of the Ashmore Islands.
Initial indications suggest there are 51 passengers and four crew on board the vessel. They will be transferred to Christmas Island where they will undergo security, identity and health checks.
The latest arrival comes as the government faces increasing pressure to do more to solve the asylum seeker problem with detention facilities on Christmas Island already stretched to their limits.
As of Tuesday, there were 1,487 detainees on the island, including 82 in tents which were erected as temporary accommodation to cope with the growing asylum seeker population.
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