No hope for 55 people lost in Indian Ocean capsize

Published June 10, 2013 8:57am ET



CANBERRA, Australia (AP) — Rescue authorities have given up hope of finding any survivors after an asylum seeker boat carrying at least 55 people to Australia capsized in the Indian Ocean.

The boat’s submerged hull was spotted by air Friday, and bodies, life jackets and debris have been spotted near Christmas Island, an Australian territory nearer to Indonesia than to the mainland.

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