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| Asylum seeker boat taking on water between Indonesia and Australia | Asylum seeker boat taking on water between Indonesia and Australia |
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| A boat with an estimated 80 asylum seekers on board has been taking on water in the ocean between Indonesia and Australia with an Australian navy ship expected to arrive at its location late on Friday afternoon. | A boat with an estimated 80 asylum seekers on board has been taking on water in the ocean between Indonesia and Australia with an Australian navy ship expected to arrive at its location late on Friday afternoon. |
| The boat was 42 nautical miles from Java and merchant boats as well as a customs surveillance plane were heading out to it. | The boat was 42 nautical miles from Java and merchant boats as well as a customs surveillance plane were heading out to it. |
| It was not clear when the Australian Maritime Safety Authority first received a distress call from the boat but it notified ships in the area a boat was in distress. | It was not clear when the Australian Maritime Safety Authority first received a distress call from the boat but it notified ships in the area a boat was in distress. |
| Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is currently in Indonesia discussing the issue of asylum seekers with the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. | Prime Minister Kevin Rudd is currently in Indonesia discussing the issue of asylum seekers with the Indonesian president, Susilo Bambang Yudhoyono. |
| The navy patrol boat HMAS Larrakia was expected to arrive at the boat in a few hours, according to an AMSA spokeswoman. | The navy patrol boat HMAS Larrakia was expected to arrive at the boat in a few hours, according to an AMSA spokeswoman. |
| "It's reported that there are 80 people on board," a spokeswoman said. | "It's reported that there are 80 people on board," a spokeswoman said. |
| "We believe they are taking on water." | "We believe they are taking on water." |
| The nationality of the people on the boat was not yet known. | The nationality of the people on the boat was not yet known. |
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