Three stowaways on the rudder blade
It's a Christmas story - but unfortunately it's true! At the end of November, a Spanish coastguard patrol in the harbour of Las Palmas/Gran Canaria recovered three male refugees in very poor condition from the top of the rudder blade of a tanker and admitted them to hospital. No wonder - they had been clinging to the "Alithini II" for twelve days on the 2,700-mile journey from Lagos/Nigeria. It is actually incredible that they were not caught by a wave and disappeared unnoticed forever. The three are now on the road to recovery. But...
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