. ▁The ▁passengers ▁left ▁from ▁Th ailand ▁on ▁a ▁three - month ▁voyage . ▁ 3 8 0 ▁were ▁men , ▁ 6 3 ▁women , ▁and ▁ 4 9 ▁min ors . ▁All ▁made ▁refuge e ▁claims ▁due ▁to ▁violence ▁in ▁Sri ▁L anka ▁and ▁the ▁Sri ▁L ank an ▁Civil ▁War . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 4 ▁and ▁ 1 5 , ▁the ▁adult ▁migr ants ▁were ▁transferred ▁to ▁" ac com mod ation ▁and ▁det ention ▁facilities " ▁in ▁the ▁Lower ▁Main land , ▁while ▁min ors ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁low - ris k ▁facilities , ▁with ▁their ▁moth ers ▁if ▁they ▁were ▁accompanied . ▁On ▁February ▁ 1 0 , ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁Am n esty ▁International ▁Canada , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁Council ▁for ▁Ref uge es , ▁the ▁Canadian ▁T amil ▁Congress , ▁and ▁the ▁International ▁Civil ▁Libert ies ▁Mon itor ing ▁Group ▁critic ized ▁" the ▁government ' s ▁ag gress ive ▁efforts ▁to ▁keep ▁the ▁passengers ▁of ▁the ▁M V ▁Sun ▁Sea ▁in ▁det ention ", ▁claim ing ▁that ▁ ▁In ▁February ▁ 2 0 1 1 , ▁the ▁incident ▁was ▁estimated ▁to ▁have ▁cost ▁the ▁federal ▁government ▁$ 2 5 ▁million . ▁Prime ▁Minister ▁Stephen ▁Har per ▁gave ▁Th ailand ▁$ 1 2 ▁million ▁to ▁battle ▁human ▁sm ugg ling ▁operations ▁in ▁ 2 0 1 2 , ▁and ▁the ▁government ▁t ough ened ▁imm igration ▁laws ▁and ▁pen alt ies ▁on ▁human ▁sm ug gl ers . ▁Six ▁suspect s —