Vietnamese asylum seekers kept on customs boat for a month

By Sarah Whyte
Updated May 26 2015 - 12:08pm, first published 11:39am
Seeking sanctuary: A boat loaded with asylum seekers looking for new homes.
Seeking sanctuary: A boat loaded with asylum seekers looking for new homes.

Nearly 50 Vietnamese asylum seekers, including children, were kept on board a customs boat at sea  for a month before they were returned to Vietnam.

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