Three migrants who arrived in Spain after enduring an 11-day journey from Nigeria on the rudder of a fuel tanker were returned to the ship Tuesday after receiving medical care, officials said.
Three stowaways were rescued by Spain's Salvamento Marítimo in the Canary Islands after an 11-day trip from Nigeria and taken to the hospital shortly after arrival.
Three stowaways were spotted on the rudder of a ship following a journey from Nigeria, and the men were later hospitalized, according to Spanish officials.
Spain’s maritime rescue service says it has rescued three stowaways who were found traveling on a ship’s rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria.
The three Nigerian stowaways found on an oil tanker's rudder after an 11-day ocean voyage from Lagos, Nigeria to Las Palmas in the Canary Islands are seeking asylum in Spain, a spokesperson for the Spanish government delegation in the Canaries said Wednesday.
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