December 15
2010 Christmas Island Boat Disaster
On December 15, 2010, a tragedy unfolded near Christmas Island, Australia, as a boat carrying asylum seekers from the Middle East and South Asia was wrecked against jagged cliffs, resulting in the loss of at least 42 lives.
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