SERVICE MARKS 25 YEARS SINCE THE SIEV X 18.10.26

A national memorial service in Canberra has marked 25 years since 353 asylum seekers drowned when a fishing boat bound for Christmas Island sank.

The sinking of SIEV X on October 19, 2001, is the deadliest known asylum seeker boat disaster in Australia’s history.

The names of many of the drowning victims have never been made public.

https://www.abc.net.au/news/2026-10-17/national-service-25-years-siev-x-asylum-seeker-boat-disaster/107278922?fbclid=IwY2xjawVA9HhleHRuA2FlbQIxMQBwZG9mAXNydGMGYXBwX2lkEDIyMjAzOTE3ODgyMDA4OTIAAR7gEBnoF-h7MvObwN4hgcyFED3mde8ICwxgVQ2803nVKv2N2ie53cuy3fJoYQ_aem_TPLJw_1CJGvsj_adEvcDnA