According to Australian officials, about 12 people are missing after a boat believed to be carrying 40 people sank off the Cocos Islands in the Indian Ocean. 27 people have been rescued and one confirmed dead. The ship sank after sending out a distress signal and eventually being reached by a Taiwanese fishing ship. It remains unclear where the ship was heading or if it was carrying asylum seekers. Officials said the rescued people could be taken to Australia's immigration detention center on Christmas Island. Dozens of boats carrying asylum seekers (mostly from Afghanistan and Sri Lanka) have been captured en route to Australia, sparking a powerful and fierce political and public debate over how the government should deal with the people.
http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/asia-pacific/8337167.stm
By: Megan Shoemate
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