The flood of refugees shocked the world and became a focus of Western media attention. The 2500-ton freighter Hai Hong carried 3000 "boat people" to the coast of Malaysia.
轟動全球的難民潮逐漸成為西方傳媒焦點，二千五百噸級的「海鴻號」貨輪，將為數三千的「船民」運至馬來西亞沿海。