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 forever unnoticed.
The three are now on the road to recovery. But all their desperate courage and agony without food and drinking water are of no help: the owner of the oil and chemical tanker sailing under Malta's flag is responsible for the "stowaways" found on board and must take them back to Nigeria to the starting point of their odyssey. There are only exceptions for minors and asylum seekers.
Los reyes magos! Will Spain have any sympathy for this story . . . ?
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