 The West Australian | Bid for refuge on raft of twigs and string Sydney Morning Herald AUTHORITIES are assessing the asylum bid of a man who tried to get to Australia on a one-metre square raft of twigs, sticks and string in 40 knot winds in the wake of Cyclone Oswald. The Turkmenistan man, now in the custody of the Department of ... ¿Polish asylum seeker¿ built a raft from twigs and crossed shark infested waters ... Man sails from PNG to Australian island on twig raft Mystery as man sails to Australia on twig raft |
