A SUSPECTED asylum seeker boat with 10 passengers aboard has been intercepted near the Ashmore Islands of northwestern Australia.
It is the 14th boat to have arrived in Australian waters so far in 2010.
Border Protection Command said the boat was intercepted at 11.35am (AEDT) today, 16 nautical miles north of the Ashmore Islands.
There are believed to be 10 passengers on board, along with three crew members, a statement from Home Affairs Minister Brendan O'Connor's office said.
They will be taken to Christmas Island where they will undergo security, identity and health checks.
-NEWS.COM
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