Meanwhile, a special patrolling naval team attached to the Eastern Naval Command of Batticaloa apprehended 61 people, including 60 Tamils and one Sinhalese, 23 nautical miles off Batticaloa while they were illegally sailing for Australia in a multi-day trawler named 'Madushan II,' Sri Lanka Navy Spokesperson, Commander Kosala Warnakulasuriya told Ceylon Today.