Background Statistics of Boat Refugees
(Tables I to VII do not include births or deaths amongst refugees after arrival)
I. Arrivals January 1975 to June 1979
Arrivals (in the year of) No. of whom resettled | No. of whom
still remaining at 30-6-79
3743 (ex Clara Maersk,
1975)
3743
Nil
191 (1976)
191
Nil
1001 (1977)
999
2
6609 (1978)
4637
1972
58543 (Jan to
1582
56961
June 1979)
TOTAL
70087
11152
58935
II. Monthly Arrivals 1979
On small boats (% on boa ts
Month
On organised vessels Total
from ports in N Vietnam/S Vn) and rescued at sea
Janua ry
2077 (91%/9%)
3318
5395
February
2901 (80%/20%)
2651
5552
March
3114 (73%/27%) -
Nil
3114
April
6143 (84%/16%)
Nil
6143
May
16251 (86%/14%)
2437
18688
June
19651 (73%/27%)
Nil
19651
TOTAL
50137
8406
58543
*