No one (has) come from West Papua in boats before like this, seeking political asylum.

We've been spending a rather frantic weekend looking for them because it's not that far across the Torres Strait.

You would think it's not as dangerous as being out in the street. How could two boats out in the middle of nowhere collide with each other? Because boaters get distracted. They get lost in the feeling of wide openness, and they become careless.

A rising tide lifts all boats

Little boats should keep near shore

O God, thy sea is so great, and my boat is so small