200 suspected asylum seekers headed for Canada shores
| 200 suspected asylum seekers headed for Canada’’s shores |
 A sighting of the MV Sun Sea, a vessel believed to be carrying 200 suspected asylum seekers headed for Canada’’s shores The U.S. Coast Guard’’s Pacific division has confirmed. |
| Adam Stanton of the Coast Guard’’s Pacific area public affairs office said ‘œAll I can say is that it is carrying the Thai flag and it is believed to be travelling towards British Columbia . Seaman Stanton would not disclose if the vessel was seen in international or U.S. territorial waters. He declined to confirm an exact location of the vessel or if it has been boarded. However he said ‘œAs this is an ongoing investigation, we can not disclose any more at this time. The cargo ship, formerly known as MV Harin Panich 19, registered in Thailand, was reported to be travelling towards the Canadian coast after a failed attempt to reach Australia. The vessel was allegedly sighted off the western coast of Guatemala on July 17. |