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Agrabinta
This page contains links to news articles, government statements and other documents concerning the unnamed asylum seeker vessel that foundered very close to the coast of Java near Agrabinta on 27 September 2013 with the loss of 50 or more lives. It was the first asylum seeker sinking tragedy since the introduction of Operation Sovereign Borders on 18 September. ( The AMSA file reference number for this event is SAR 2013/6452 but for the sake of convenience it will be referred to here as 'Agrabinta' ).
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES MEDIA STATEMENTS & NOTICES
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MEDIA COVERAGE
- Asylum seekers drown on way to Australia ~ AAP, 27 Sepember 2013
- Survivor of fatal boat capsize off Java says asylum seekers left without lifejackets ~ ABC, 7 October 2013
- Australia defends response as refugee sinking toll hits 28 ~ AFP, 29 September 2013
- People-smugglers preying on Syria misery ~ AFP, 30 September 2013
- Korban kecelakaan kapal pencari suaka bertambah ~ BBC Indonesia, 30 September 2013
- Asylum boat sinks off Indonesia '22 dead' ~ Bangkok Post, 27 Sepember 2013
- 40 Lebanese may have died in boat accident ~ Daily Star, 28 September 2013
- Lebanese boat survivors return home ~ Daily Star, 6 October 2013
- Lebanese boat survivors return home ~ Daily Star, 6 October 2013 (corrected version)
- 33 Indonesia boat victims identified: NNA ~ Daily Star, 24 October 2013
- Death Toll From Indonesia Asylum Boat Sinking Up to 28 ~ Jakarta Globe, 29 September 2013
- Australia Dismisses 'Offensive' Sinking Survivor Claims ~ Jakarta Globe, 30 September 2013
- Basarnas accused of receiving illegal funding from Australia ~ Jakarta Post, 29 September 2013
- Le désespoir, les illusions et puis la mort ~ L'Orient, 28 September 2013
- Tens of Lebanese Illegal Immigrants Drown while Trying to Sail from Indonesia to Australia ~ Naharnet Newsdesk, 27 September 2013
- 16 Survivors Return from Indonesia: Abu Saleh Threatened to Kill Us, We Prefer to Die outside Lebanon ~ Naharnet Newsdesk, 9 October 2013
- 20 dead as asylum-seeker boat sinks off Indonesia: police ~ NST, 27 Sepember 2013
- Confusion over Australia-Indonesia rescue responsibilities ~ SBS World News, 4 October 2013
- Peter Alford, Indonesia resumes search for survivors of asylum-seeker boat sinking ~ Aus, 28 September 2013
- Peter Alford, Asylum-seekers tell of Indonesia sinking ordeal as hopes fade for missing ~ Aus, 28 September 2013
- Peter Alford, Survivor tells of frantic calls to Australia as asylum-seeker boat sank ~ Aus, 28 September 2013
- Peter Alford & Paul Maley, Boat rescue claims rejected as toll rises ~ Aus, 28 September 2013
- Peter Alford & Paul Maley, Stricken asylum-seeker boat doomed by confusion ~ Aus, 1 October 2013
- Misbah Al-Ali, Migrants fell prey to unscrupulous smugglers ~ Daily Star, 30 September 2013
- A Amrieh, Bodies of Indonesian 'ship of death' come home ~ , Daily Star, 1 November 2013
- Michael Bachelard, Asylum seekers drown on way to Australia ~ SMH, 28 September 2013
- M Bachelard & B Hall, Australia ignored boat rescue call, claims survivor ~ SMH, 28 September 2013
- Arya Dipa, Investigators aim to expose human-trafficking ring ~ Jakarta Post, 2 October 2013
- Arya Dipa, Boat people stranded at the Sarah Hotel ~ Jakarta Post, 3 October 2013
- Andrew Drummond, Government rejects delay on boat response ~ AAP, 29 September 2013
- Bianca Hall, Silence over boats sells public short ~ Age, 6 October 2013
- Heru, More bodies of asylum seekers found raising toll to 41 ~ Antara, 30 September 2013
- Marg Hutton, Questions Abound Concerning Agrabinta Asylum Boat Tragedy ~ sievx.com, 5 October 2013
- D Khraiche, A Amrieh, 17 Lebanese dead in Indonesian boat accident ~ , Daily Star, 27 September 2013
- Elise Knutsen & Kareem Shaheen Lebanese shipwreck survivors return ~ Daily Star, 7 October 2013
- Yaara Bou Melhem, 17 Lebanese dead in Indonesian boat accident ~ , SBS Dateline, 1 October 2013
- Yaara Bou Melhem, Hussein's Homecoming ~ , SBS Dateline, 15 October 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, AFP was told doomed asylum seekers were on their way ~ SMH, 19 October 2013
- Yulistyo Pratomo, Sebelum tenggelam, perahu imigran gelap sempat terdeteksi radar ~ Merdeka.com, 27 September 2013
- George Roberts, Asylum seekers drown as boat capsizes off Java; Customs ship to offload separate rescued group ~ ABC, 28 September 2013
- George Roberts, Asylum seeker boat sank 50 metres off Indonesian shore, survivors say ~ ABC, 29 September 2013
- Karlis Salna, Asylum seekers 'abandoned' at sea ~ AAP, 28 September 2013
- Karlis Salna, Hopes of finding survivors fading fast
~ Herald Sun, 29 September 2013
- Paige Taylor Rescued asylum-seekers in detention as Abbott heads to Indonesia ~ Aus, 30 September 2013
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