Claims that fuel was deliberately poured over the small wooden fishing vessel before the blast will be the focus of inquiries by police and the Northern Territory coroner. Sabotage fear on boat blast The Age 17 April 2009 A political stoush has erupted with Opposition parliamentarians accusing the government of causing the increase in boat people and encouraging people smuggling through its changes to border protection.
La tesis de que antes de su explosión el pequeño barco pesquero de madera hubiera sido rociado con combustible de manera deliberada, será objetivo de investigaciones por parte de la policía y el juez de instrucción del Territorio Norte.