Fifty years ago this Sunday, they floated at a pivotal point in Australia’s history. Their own lives and nation’s character were about to change for ever. Unbeknownst to the Lam brothers and their three crewmates, they were about to become the first refugees from Vietnam to reach Australia by boat, the seeds of a community the country would come to embrace. So they docked. Lam, remembering the moment, breaks down how he felt: 70% relief and 30% uncertainty.