Vietnamese fishing boats have been illegally fishing in fleets off the FNQ coast for the last two years, sometimes in Oz waters, due to own depleted stocks. Possible the Daintree vessel & crew have used this activity as a staging point to make Oz landfall & avoid returning to VN
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It’s not unusual for Vietnamese asylum seekers to target a remote part of the Australian Coast. It’s relatively easy to do; but most don’t get far once landed due to the hostility and are soon detained or give themselves up quickly. Their asylum claims fail in the majority.
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Replying to @quaedvliegs
Won't stop advocates insisting they're "refugees" regardless of whether they even claim asylum.
2:58 PM - 28 Aug 2018
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