Sydney Morning Herald | Asylum seekers held behind locked doors at sea, denied proper legal help: claim Sydney Morning Herald More than 150 asylum seekers whose boat was intercepted near Christmas Island more than two weeks ago are being held behind locked doors on a customs ship in rooms without windows on the high seas, with no clue to where they are or where the Abbott ... Lawyers for detained asylum seekers say 153 Sri Lankans being held 'behind ... |