SIEV

List of notable SIEVs

• SIEV-4 – the vessel involved in the children overboard affair, reached Christmas Island on 6 October 2001 with 223 passengers.
• SIEV-5 – reached Ashmore Reef on 12 October 2001 with 242 passengers.
• SIEV-6 – reached Christmas Island on 18 October 2001 with 227 passengers.
• SIEV-X – sank on 19 October 2001 with 421 passengers, killing 353. This boat was not an official SIEV, as it had not been detected by Australian authorities.
• SIEV-7 – reached Ashmore Reef on 22 October 2001 with 233 passengers.
• SIEV 36 – exploded and caught fire on 16 April 2009. The boat was carrying 47 passengers and two Indonesian crew. Three occupants were killed, and two more are missing. Five of the six navy personnel on board were injured.
• SIEV-221 – shipwrecked on cliffs at Christmas Island on 15 December 2010, 44 survivors from an estimated 90-100 passengers.