Coroner & Legal
Nine dead, 60 missing in another asylum tragedy
Authorities are searching for survivors after nine people drowned when a boat believed to be carrying 70 asylum seekers sunk off Christmas Island.
Nine asylum seekers have drowned after a boat believed to be carrying up to 70 people sunk off Christmas Island.
Authorities will spend the night searching the ocean for survivors after a plane spotted nine bodies in the water on Saturday afternoon.
The vessel HMAS Warramunga has confirmed the sighting.
An airforce plane had spotted a submerged hull late on Friday during a search for an asylum seeker boat which had been seen approaching Christmas Island.