A fifty-foot navy boat was waiting at the dock, its diesel motors running.

一条五十英尺长的海军用船，这时正等在码头上，柴油机已经发动起来了。

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He says the South Korean boat did not respond to initial communications from the South Korean navy.

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An Australian navy patrol boat is due to arrive shortly, with another on the way as authorities scramble to pull survivors from the water before nightfall, the spokesman said.

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The navy spokesman said the boat had been adrift for 10 days, but it was unclear where those on board had started their journey from or what their destination was.

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Earlier, the US navy said the Iranian patrol boat passed within about half a mile of the carrier, but they later corrected this to two miles.

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