Asylum boat spotted near NT coast Sighted ... The vessel was roughly 165 kilometres from the mainland coast, near Bathurst Island. Picture: Elise Derwin Source: NTNews AN ASYLUM SEEKER boat has been intercepted off the coast of the Northern Territory, just days after the Abbott Government boasted it was "stopping the boats" and that none had arrived in the last week. The NT News received information an asylum seeker vessel was about 90 nautical miles - 165 kilometres - from the mainland coast, near Bathurst Island, this morning. The NT News was there when the Royal Australian Navy intercepted the vessel, named 'RISKI-02'. The Australian Defence Force, Customs and the Immigration Department have been contacted for comment. For the full story go to The NT News.