Authorities appear to be moving swiftly to deport suspected asylum seekers who fled from a sinking boat off the coast in far north Queensland.
Refugee advocates confirmed 15 people, believed to be from Vietnam and detained following a two-day manhunt near the mouth of the Daintree River, had arrived on Christmas Island.
Refugee Action Coalition spokesman Ian Rintoul told AAP the group had landed on the Indian Ocean island at 1.30pm on Tuesday.
The final two men arrested by police on the Daintree Ferry on Tuesday morning are expected to make the same journey via Darwin.
Home Affairs Minister Peter Dutton has already promised swift repatriation for the group, following what he says is the first people smuggling operation to reach Australian shores in almost four years.
"We have been very clear that we won't allow people who arrive illegally into our country to settle in this country," Mr Dutton told reporters on Monday.
"People will be deported from our country at the first available opportunity."
The location of the two men on Tuesday morning, understood to be the captain and first mate of the rickety boat which ran aground north of Cairns on Sunday, ended a search of surrounding rainforest and mangrove swamps by SES volunteers, Queensland police and Australian Federal Police.
It's understood the operator of the Daintree Ferry, on his penultimate day in the role, ensured authorities detained the final two men.
Border Force and the Department of Home Affairs have refused to comment on the operation or how many people have been detained.
