AUSSAR 2012/5710
This page contains links to news articles, government statements and other documents concerning the unnamed asylum seeker vessel that foundered off Java on 30 August 2012 with the loss of an estimated 95 lives. (This vessel is known by the AMSA incident number AUSSAR 2012/5710. It was never allocated a SIEV number)

OFFICIAL GOVERNMENT & AGENCIES MEDIA STATEMENTS & NOTICES
- Jason Clare Ministerial Press Conference ~ 30 August 2012
- Search and Rescue Operation in Indonesia ~ AMSA, Media Release, 30 August 2012
- Search and Rescue Operation Continues in Indonesia ~ AMSA, Media Release, 30 August 2012
- Search and Rescue Operation Continues in Indonesia ~ AMSA, Media Release, 30 August 2012
- Search and Rescue Operation Continues in Indonesia ~ AMSA, Media Release, 30 August 2012
- Search and Rescue Operation Continues in Indonesia~ AMSA, Media Release, 30 August 2012
- Search and Rescue Operation Continues in Indonesia ~ AMSA, Media Release, 31 August 2012
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MEDIA COVERAGE
- No sign of asylum seeker boat ~ Sky News, 29 August 2012
- Survivors arrive on Indonesian shore ~ Sky News, 31 August 2012
- Officers made call on survivors: Smith ~ AAP, 5 September 2012
- Richard Ackland Leaving the boats to Indonesia will lead to more deaths ~ SMH, 7 September 2012
- Peter Alford Round trip ends with anger and despair ~ Australian, 1 September 2012
- Michael Bachelard Indonesians waited six hours after mayday call ~ SMH, 30 August 2012
- Michael Bachelard & Megan Levy 95 feared lost at sea off Java coast ~ SMH, 31 August 2012
- Michael Bachelard He watched his father, uncle and cousin drown. Now he is alone. ~ Canberra Times, 1 September 2012
- Michael Bachelard Indonesia cold on refugee ship transfers ~ SMH, 5 September 2012
- Michael Bachelard Refugee boy's plea: help me, Australia ~ SMH, 25 June 2013
- Adam Gartrell Govt defends boat rescue efforts ~ AAP, 30 August 2012
- Tony Kevin Human lives Australia could have saved ~ Eureka Street, 4 September 2012
- Paul Maley & Lauren Wilson Navy scours sea for survivors near Indonesia as 100 feared dead ~ Australian, 31 August 2012
- George Roberts More survivors found after asylum boat sinking ~ ABC, 31 August 2012
- George Roberts Asylum seekers transferred to Indonesia after boat sinks ~ PM, 31 August 2012
- Lanai Vasek Six rescued from missing asylum boat ~ Australian, 30 August 2012
- Lanai Vasek & Rick Morton 'Massive' search launched as fears grow for missing asylum-seekers ~ Australian, 30 August 2012
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DOCUMENTS RELEASED UNDER FREEDOM OF INFORMATION (FOI)
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