Spanish authorities have discovered three stowaways who were found sitting on the rudder of a ship after it completed an 11-day voyage from Nigeria.
The Maltese-flagged Althini II arrived in Las Palmas, Gran Canaria, from Nigeria’s largest city Lagos – a journey of more than 2,700 nautical miles – according to data collected by maritime tracking websites.
It’s unclear if they spent the entire journey perched on the rudder.
The men were seen by medics at the dock where they were found and were then taken to hospital at the tanker’s destination in Gran Canaria and treated for moderate dehydration.
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