Sentence examples for boat seeking from inspiring English sources

Waleed arrived in Australia by boat seeking asylum.

Sadly, this will no longer be an option for those who arrive by boat seeking protection.

Baby Asha's Nepalese Christian parents arrived in Australia by boat seeking asylum.

Like his Liberal predecessor John Howard, and not unlike the Labor Party, either, Abbott framed the issue of people arriving by boat seeking refugee status as one of national security.

In July last year Phuketwan published a Reuters story on alleged trafficking and other serious mistreatment of Muslim Rohingya refugees who have fled from Burma by boat, seeking to reach Malaysia and Indonesia.

It is current government policy that no person who arrives in the country by boat seeking asylum (plane arrivals are not subject to "mandatory detention") is ever settled in Australia.

The writer saw El Duque Hernandez at the ceremony and describes his background (fled from Cuba in a small boat, sought political asylum in America, was signed by the Yankees in March); he is an exceptional pitcher.

Race rules mandate a 48-hour stopover if a boat seeks outside assistance, so our crew -- and our boat -- will have at least two days for hospital care, more if we need it.

Our boat, the 30-foot schooner Buziana II, was fairly mellow, but we passed others that had the stereo cranked quite a bit louder; if you don't want to risk getting stuck on a party boat, seek out a water taxi and arrange a private tour.

In 1991, thousands fled Haiti on makeshift boats, seeking political asylum in the US.

Doomed musk oxen on ice floes are most often spotted by hunters in boats seeking marine mammals.