Two boatloads of asylum seekers were each detained for several days in the lagoon at Ashmore Island after failed attempts by the Royal Australian Navy to turn them back to Indonesia in October 2001.
Dua muatan kapal pencari suaka masing-masing ditahan selama beberapa hari di laguna di Ashmore upaya setelah gagal oleh Angkatan Laut Australia untuk mengubahnya kembali ke Indonesia pada bulan Oktober 2001.