https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=132075072 Christmas Island en Copyright 2024 NPR - For Personal Use Only Story API Shim 1.2.24 Mon, 06 Apr 2026 22:42:47 -0400 https://media.npr.org/images/podcasts/primary/npr_generic_image_300.jpg?s=200 https://www.npr.org/tags/132075072/christmas-island The small ship was smashed in rough seas off Christmas Island, a tiny territory belonging to Austrlia. Most of those aboard are thought to have been asylum-seekers from Iran and Iraq> Wed, 15 Dec 2010 07:14:00 -0500 https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/15/132074838/tragedy-in-south-pacific-nearly-30-die-when-boat-goes-down https://www.npr.org/sections/thetwo-way/2010/12/15/132074838/tragedy-in-south-pacific-nearly-30-die-when-boat-goes-down The small ship was smashed in rough seas off Christmas Island, a tiny territory belonging to Austrlia. Most of those aboard are thought to have been asylum-seekers from Iran and Iraq>

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