Coroner's Court: Siev 358 boat tragedy findings tomorrow The State Coroner will hand down his findings tomorrow on the Siev 358 asylum boat tragedy, which claimed 102 lives. Outgoing WA State Coroner Alastair Hope will hand down his findings on the Siev 358 tragedy, in his last week in the job. THE findings of the inquest into the sinking of the Siev 358 asylum seeker boat, with the loss of 102 lives, will be delivered tomorrow. In a surprisingly swift conclusion, West Australian coroner Alastair Hope will hand down his findings just over four days after the inquest ended. He was inquiring into the deaths of 17 people whose bodies were recovered after the tragedy in June last year. The inquest heard how the termite-riddled boat carrying 212 passengers and crew did not even make it halfway to Christmas Island from Java before it sank. That was despite repeated calls to Australia's Rescue Co-ordination Centre (RCCA) in Canberra claiming the ship was damaged, overcrowded, unsafe and taking on water. Indonesian and Australian authorities took two days to decide who was in charge of the rescue, after finally establishing a GPS position from the rickety boat called Kaniva. Two survivors gave harrowing accounts of how they survived the doomed voyage. And it was revealed a top secret government report into the sinking was not provided to police investigating the tragedy. This week marks Mr Hope's last in the job of WA state coroner, a post he has held for 16 years.