Police from the island, also known as Galiwinku, found a four-metre boat partly submerged about 60 to 80 metres off the island's southern end, near the entrance of the Cadell Strait.
They said 21 people - most of whom were children aged as young as five - had been on board when it began to sink at lunchtime on Wednesday.
The boatload was trying to get to the Milingimbi island community, about 75 kilometres west.
www.abc.net.au/news/2019-08-30/boat-sinks-off-top-end-coast-21-people-on-board-mostly-children/11466218
There is a photo on the link.
Gary
Yep. Having recently spent 3 1/2 years in Darwin that is likely. If its not a boat it will be an old toyota troopy with that many people in it. Sad but true.
I lived in Darwin in the late 70s early 80s flying with the Navy. On my days off I would fly with the charter company doing coastal patrols landing at Milingimbi, Croker Island etc.
I was always amazed at how many indigenous youngsters could get into a Commodore or a tinnie. 21 in a 4 metre tinnie is a lot but believable.
