VIETNAMESE REFUGEES RESCUED AT SEA
Name of Chip
Nationality of Flag
Nationality of Owners
Date of Rescue
No of Refugees Rescued
First Fort of Call following
Rescue Operation
Attitude of Authorities at first
Port of Call
Whether Representations made
by HMG
Whether Representations made by
UNHCR
M V STRATHAPPIN
British
British
19 September 1977
13
Singapore 22 September 1977
Refusal to allow refugees to land in the absence of a guarantee from HMG that they would be brought to the UK, temporarily, for the relocation processing to continue if they had not otherwise been relocated
within 2 months Yes, in London and Singapore
Yes
Result of all Representations
Negative
Commitment (if any) undertaken by
HMG
Date and Place of Disembarkation
of Refugees
To accept into the UK, on a temporary basis, any of the group not otherwise relocated within the 2 month period
24 September at Singapore
No of Refugees subsequently brought This will depend on the situation towards
to UK (whether permanently or temporarily)
the end of November