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In this photograph taken on Februay 8, 2014 an empty Australian lifeboat that carried asylum seekers turned back by Australian navy is docked at Pangandaran wharf in western Java island. The group of 34 asylum seekers from Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan travelling on a boat to Christmas island were turned back by Australian Navy after they were intercepted and transferred to an Australian lifeboat according to Indonesian authorities. The Indonesian Navy escorted the lifeboat to Pangandaran wharf. AFP PHOTO / TIMUR MATAHARI (Photo credit should read TIMUR MATAHARI/AFP/Getty Images)

In this photograph taken on Februay 8, 2014 an empty Australian lifeboat that carried asylum seekers turned back by Australian navy is docked at Pangandaran wharf in western Java island. The group of 34 asylum seekers from Iran, Bangladesh, Nepal and Pakistan travelling on a boat to Christmas island were turned back by Australian Navy after they were intercepted and transferred to an Australian lifeboat according to Indonesian authorities. The Indonesian Navy escorted the lifeboat to Pangandaran wharf.   AFP PHOTO / TIMUR MATAHARI        (Photo credit should read TIMUR MATAHARI/AFP/Getty Images)