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SIEV 358 - 'KANIVA'
This page contains links to news articles, government media releases and FOI documents archived on sievx.com concerning the unnamed asylum seeker vessel that capsized about 110 NM from Christmas Island on 21 June 2012 with the loss of an estimated 90 lives. (This vessel is known by the government codename of 'Kaniva' and the AMSA incident number AUSSAR 2012/4106).
Photo: 36th Meeting Papers, Natsar website, p. 89
OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES MEDIA STATEMENTS & NOTICES
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SINKING & AFTERMATH
- Editorial, Safety our first, most urgent role ~ Opinion, CT, 25 Jun 2012
- Indonesia Accedes to International Convention on Maritime Search and Rescue (SAR Convention), Maritime Professional, 28 Aug 2012
- Michael Bachelard, Australian asylum boat rescue warning confusing: Indonesia, SMH, 22 Jun 2012
- Michael Bachelard, Decency all at sea..., Age, 24 Jun 2012
- Michael Bachelard, Indonesia ill-equipped to rescue asylum boats, SMH, 27 Jun 2012
- Michael Bachelard, How a deadly voyage forced humiliating policy retreat
, Age, 25 Jun 2013
- Sam Bateman, Saving Lives at Sea: Everyone's Responsibility, Eurasia Review, 17 Aug 2012
- Jason Burke, The night the refugee boat sank: victims tell their stories , Guardian (UK), 4 Jun 2013
- Matt Brown, Questions raised about Indonesia's rescue coordination, World Today, 22 Jun 2012
- Marg Hutton, Australia's Shameful Response to a boat in distress, sievx.com 27 Jun 2012
- Tony Kevin on Fran Kelly's Breakfast Hour, 25 Jun 2012 (podcast)
- Tony Kevin, Australia and Indonesia's deadly games of pass-the-parcel, Eureka Street, 20 Jun 2012
- William Maley, Need for mature asylum policy, CT, 27 Jun 2012
- Joel Magarey, Maritime agency's boat search 'delayed 29 hours', Age, 27 Aug, 2012
- Joel Magarey, Warning on rescue handovers, Australian, 27 Apr, 2013
- Jane Norman, Inside AMSA - Australia's search and rescue response to asylum seekers, AM, 9 Aug 2013
- Senator Milne, Asylum Seeker speech, (Hansard) 25 Jun 2012
- Natalie O'Brien, Shackled Indonesia Could not save boat, SMH, 24 Jun 2012
- Natalie O'Brien, Capsized boat details mired in secrecy and difference in accounts, SMH, 26 May 2013
- Ian Rintoul, Asylum seeker tragedy could have been averted, 22 Jun 2012
- Stuart Rintoul, 'Nothing done' as SIEV 358 boatpeople died, Australian, 25 Jun 2013
- Wilson & Guest, Ships save asylum-seekers headed for Christmas Island, Australian, 23 Jun, 2012
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OFFICIAL DOCUMENTS FROM CORONIAL INQUEST
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ARTICLES ON CORONIAL INQUEST
- WA coroner in dispute over asylum seekers, ninemsn, 30 May 2013
- Inquest to start into asylum boat sinking, SMH, 20 Jun 2013
- No distress in asylum seekers' calls for help, ABC, 27 Jun 2013
- WA coroner rules sinking of asylum seeker boat an accident; cooperation of Australian and Indonesian officials inadequate, ABC, 1 Aug 2013
- Response to asylum-seeker boat too slow, AAP, 1 Aug 2013
- Natasha Boddy, Asylum distress call assessment 'classified', West Australian, 24 Jul, 2013
- Tim Clarke, Court hears calls from doomed asylum boat, AAP, 25 Jun, 2013
- Tim Clarke, Boat that sank was "not in distress": AMSA, AAP, 26 Jun, 2013
- Tim Clarke, Asylum seeker boat rescue slammed in internal report, AAP, 24 Jul, 2013
- Rebecca Dollery, Emergency authorities uncertain if distress calls from sinking boat were genuine, ABC, 26 Jun, 2013
- Jess Hill, Asylum seekers: Drowning on our watch, ABC, Background Briefing, 1 Sep 2013 (audio)
- Bronwyn Herbert, Coronial inquest into asylum seeker boat tragedy off Christmas Is. begins, PM, 25 Jun 2013
- Christiana Jones, Safety fears before fatal asylum voyage, West Australian, 25 Jun 2013
- Christiana Jones, Boat told to turn back before tragedy, West Australian, 26 Jun 2013
- Christiana Jones, Fatal sea voyage not considered in 'distress', West Australian, 26 Jun 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Inquest on asylum seeker boat tragedy to resume, SMH, 24 Jul 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Australian rescue agency ignored calls for help in boat tragedy where 100 drowned, Age, 24 Jul 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Australian rescue agency failed to help in boat tragedy where 104 drowned, SMH, 24 Jul 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Boat tragedy survivors describe hours of terror as rescuers ignored distress signals, CT, 26 Jul 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Secret asylum boat report withheld from police, Brisbane Times, 26 Jul 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Rescue delays key to boat fatalities, Age, 28 Jul 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, Boat tragedy prompts calls for communications, Age, 31 Jul 2013
- Nicholas Perpitch, Rescuers 'failed' in search for SIEV 358, Australian, 26 Jun 2013
- Nicholas Perpitch, Cries for help just 'refugee patter', Australian, 27 Jun 2013
- Nicholas Perpitch, Coroner wants AFP to explain why it kept SIEV review from state police, Australian, 29 Jul 2013
- Jack Waterford, Time for scrutiny on boat rescues, CT, 28 Jul 2013
- Jack Waterford, Yet more wars we can't win, SMH, 24 Sep 2013
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ARTICLES ON ARRESTS & PROSECUTIONS OF SMUGGLERS ALLEGEDLY INVOLVED IN ORGANISING THE VOYAGE
- Michael Bachelard, Man behind boat tragedy gets jail term, 21 Feb 2013
- Michael Bachelard, Dirty business behind dream to find distant shore, Age, 23 Feb 2013
- Michael Bachelard, Bali asylum-seekers' stand-off ends, Age, 12 May 2013
- Michael Bachelard, Asylum seekers in Bali stand-off, SMH, 13 May 2013
- Michael Bachelard, Trading in Tragedy, Age, 25 June 2013
- Maley & Alford, Jakarta raid nets death-voyage smuggler, Australian, 13 May, 2013
- Natalie O'Brien, International people- smuggling ring smashed,SMH, 10 Jun 2013
- Kaitlyn Offer, Witness in people smuggling trial recalls the wait for rescuers, Perth Now, 25 May, 2014
- George Roberts, Case uncovers more about people smuggling trade, AM, 21 Feb 2013
- George Roberts, New footage exposes confession of people smuggler involved in fatal boat sinking, AM, 25 Jun 2013
- George Roberts, Indonesia jails people smuggler responsible for deaths of about 100 asylum seekers , ABC, 29 Jan 2014
- Sheehy & Salna, Man behind deadly voyages faces 7 years, AAP, 13 Feb 2013
- People smuggler jailed over Christmas Island boat horror, AAP, 20 Feb 2013
- Australian Federal Police bust alleged people smuggler in joint operation with Indonesia, AAP, 12 May 2013
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DOCUMENTS RELEASED UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)
Australian Customs & Border Protection Service ~ 2012/023005 ~ Documents Released 30 August 2012
(Whole of Government Talking Points and the BPC Operational Chronology for the SOLAS event on 21 June 2012)
- Notice of Decision
- Documents Released
Australian Customs & Border Protection Service ~ 2012/22576 ~ Documents Released 31 August 2012
((1) any documents indicating any change in the modus operandi of people smuggling ventures from Indonesia, specifically passengers or crew on boats between Indonesia and Australia who contact Australian authorities saying they are in distress when they are not actually in distress, and
(2) any policy changes or directions that might have flowed from such reports)
- Notice of Decision
- Documents Released
Australian Customs & Border Protection Service ~ 2012/028955 ~ Documents Released 11 September 2012
(Review commissioned by BPC 1 November 2011 into Australian agencies management of information in SOLAS situations beyond Australia's SAR zone)
- Notice of Decision
- Documents Released
Australian Federal Police ~ 520/2012 ~ Documents Released 23 October 2012
( any documents relating to any change in policy and or procedure regarding asylum seeker boats in distress. Time frame from October 2009 to 23 June 2012)
- Documents released
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