Australian border authorities have reportedly intercepted a third asylum seeker boat heading towards Australia with the number of passengers onboard not yet known.
The AustralianSources told the publication HMAS Melville helped intercept the boat after the vessel they were travelling aboard set fire on Friday morning.
The vessel left the country - which is currently facing an economic crisis - on May 21 with 15 men aged between 20 to 30-years-old on board. Thirty guards, health officials, officers and contractors accompanied the Sri Lankan men on the journey back to Colombo.
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