MV Tampa

The MV Tampa is a Norwegian cargo ship that was at the center of a diplomatic dispute between Australia, Norway, and Indonesia off the coast of Christmas Island.

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Norwegian - Cargo ship - Australia - Indonesia - Christmas Island

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During the year 2001 Australia had an increasing incidence of people arriving on boats to apply for asylum in Australia. Many of these came from Indonesia to Christmas Island, an Australian possession in the Indian Ocean, some 2000km off the north-west coast of Australia and south of Indonesia. Hundreds of people arrived on tightly packed, leaky boats, many believed to have paid thousands of dollars to people smugglers to be taken to Australia.

Related Topics:
2001 - Asylum - Indian Ocean - People smugglers

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