MV Sun Sea
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Latest victim of alleged serial killer Bruce McArthur led lonely life, friends sayFriends and lawyers confirmed that Kirushna Kumar Kanagaratnam was one of 492 Sri Lankan Tamils aboard the MV Sun Sea, a dilapidated cargo vessel that reached the coast of British Columbia in 2010 after a harrowing six-week voyage. Friends suggested Kanagaratnam led a lonely life after his arrival in Canada.CrimeApr 17, 2018
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CBSA, RCMP able to request resources from Canadian army in cases of ‘irregular migrant vessel’According to the documents, both the CBSA and RCMP are able to access "CAF facilities, capabilities and expertise (e.g. logistics/communications capabilities)" when dealing with illegal migrant vessels.CanadaSep 21, 2017
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Accused Tamil human smuggler gets bailA Sri Lankan man accused of bringing hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers into Canada illegally has been granted bail after more than six years in jail.Feb 3, 2017
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Jury says three of four accused in Tamil human smugglers not guiltyThe MV Sun Sea left Thailand in July 2010 and arrived off the coast of British Columbia five weeks later, carrying 492 Sri Lankan Tamils who intended to claim refugee status in Canada.Jan 26, 2017
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Jury begins deliberating on Tamil migrant caseThe fate of four men accused of using a derelict cargo ship to smuggle hundreds of Tamil asylum seekers into Canada was placed in the hands of a jury on Thursday.Jan 20, 2017
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Captain of migrant ship a humanitarian: lawyerThe captain of a vessel that arrived on British Columbia's shores carrying hundreds of Tamil migrants did not break the law because he was acting on humanitarian grounds by helping his fellow asylum seekers, a court has heard.Jan 13, 2017
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Supreme Court defines human smuggling in pair of key judgmentsPeople who helped undocumented migrants enter Canada by steering a ship, acting as a lookout or cooking meals cannot automatically be branded as human smugglers, the Supreme Court of Canada says.CanadaNov 27, 2015
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