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Mystery surrounds ship carrying 248 SL migrants likely bound for NZ that ’disappeared’ Source:Dailymirror A Government log of attempts by asylum seekers to reach New Zealand shows a fishing trawler and its 248 Sri Lankan passengers have never been seen again. Immigration Minister Michael Wood has refused to be drawn on what information the Government has about attempts to reach New Zealand shores by boat, Radio New Zealand reported. On March 28, the day he introduced legislation extending the time people in mass arrivals can be held in detention from four to potentially 28 days, his office also released a list of attempts to reach New Zealand and Australia. ...