was ▁only ▁ever ▁one ▁vessel ▁intercept ed ▁south ▁of ▁[ P ap ua ▁New ▁Guinea ] ▁that ▁was ▁capable ▁of ▁reaching ▁N Z ▁phys ically ▁and ▁with ▁an ▁experienced ▁crew ; ▁this ▁one ▁also ▁looks ▁like ▁it ▁could ▁have ," ▁ ▁The ▁And ika ▁ ▁In ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁a ▁ship ▁with ▁passengers ▁including ▁ 5 4 ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁( T amil s ), ▁ 1 0 ▁Bang l adesh is , ▁one ▁person ▁from ▁My an mar ▁( R oh ing ya ) ▁and ▁five ▁additional ▁crew ▁was ▁sail ing ▁towards ▁New ▁Zealand ▁in ▁international ▁waters . ▁According ▁to ▁an ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁report ▁the ▁boat ▁had ▁a ▁cred ible ▁chance ▁of ▁arriv ing ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁however ▁it ▁was ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁Australian ▁authorities ▁outside ▁of ▁Australian ▁juris diction . ▁The ▁treatment ▁of ▁these ▁refuge es ▁was ▁also ▁documented ▁in ▁the ▁film ▁Stop ▁the ▁Bo ats ▁- ▁the ▁lie ▁of ▁sav ings ▁lives ▁at ▁sea ▁ ▁The ▁boat ▁depart ed ▁from ▁Indones ia ▁on ▁the ▁ 5 th ▁of ▁May ▁and ▁was ▁first ▁intercept ed ▁by ▁Australian ▁forces ▁on ▁the ▁ 1 7 th ▁of ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁and ▁again ▁on ▁the ▁ 2 2 nd ▁of ▁May ▁when ▁the ▁refuge es ▁were ▁removed . ▁They ▁were ▁sent ▁back ▁on ▁two ▁less ▁se aw orth y ▁boats , ▁and ▁ship w reck ed ▁off ▁R ote ▁Island , ▁Indones ia ▁on ▁ 3 1 ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 .