A boat carrying about 200 suspected asylum seekers has capsized in Indonesian waters, 120 miles north of Australia's Christmas Island, and many are feared drowned.
Last night Australian police said a military aircraft saw about 40 people standing on the upturned hull of the boat.
"We know from what we have been hearing from the aircraft there are not 200 life jackets on board," added Western Australian police commissioner Karl O'Callaghan.
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