FED: Ship captains may have to call navy before rescues - report
SYDNEY, Jan 12 AAP - Ship captains would be forced to call the navy before rescuingasylum seekers under new laws reportedly being drafted by the Howard government to avoida repeat of the Tampa crisis.
Transport Minister John Anderson has ordered his department and the Australian MaritimeSafety Authority to draft new protocols for merchant ships that encounter refugee boatsin distress in Australian waters, according to the Australian newspaper.
The paper says the changes are designed to clarify the position of shipmasters afterthe Norwegian vessel Tampa prompted a …
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