▁so ▁I ' m ▁sure ▁there ▁is ▁a ▁range ▁of ▁things ▁that ▁the ▁people ▁on ▁that ▁boat ▁are ▁trying ▁to ▁do ▁to ▁le verage ▁their ▁position ," ▁Cole man ▁said ." ▁ ▁A pr ▁ 2 0 1 2 : ▁" 1 0 ▁Chinese ▁as yl um ▁seek ers ▁attempting ▁to ▁travel ▁to ▁N Z ▁by ▁boat ▁in ▁April ▁ 2 0 1 2 ▁who ▁were ▁taken ▁to ▁Dar win ▁after ▁making ▁a ▁dist ress ▁call " ▁Another ▁source ▁report ▁that ▁they ▁eventually ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁seek ▁as yl um ▁in ▁New ▁Zealand ▁but ▁elected ▁to ▁claim ▁as yl um ▁in ▁Australia ▁ ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 5 : ▁the ▁And ika ▁( see ▁below ) ▁Nov ▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁" att empt ed ▁to ▁send ▁four ▁boats , ▁carrying ▁ 1 6 4 ▁as yl um ▁seek ers , ▁to ▁N Z ." ▁Dec ▁ 2 0 1 7 : ▁" an ▁Australian ▁naval ▁pat rol ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁boat load ▁of ▁ 2 9 ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁off ▁the ▁coast ▁of ▁Western ▁Australia . ▁Those ▁on ▁board ▁told ▁Australian ▁authorities ▁they ▁were ▁bound ▁for ▁New ▁Zealand ." ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁" Mal ays ian ▁police ▁have ▁intercept ed ▁a ▁tank er ▁with ▁ 1 3 1 ▁Sri ▁L ank ans ▁believed ▁bound ▁for ▁Australia ▁and ▁New ▁Zealand " ▁Jan ▁ 2 0 1 9 : ▁" Austral ian ▁and ▁Malays ian ▁ag encies ▁combined ▁forces ▁to ▁b ust ▁the ▁operation , ▁which ▁was