Migrants stowed away on the rudder of a ship for 11 days

Spanish data shows migration by sea to the archipelago jumped 51% in the first five months

Majorca Daily Bulletin reporter29/11/2022 15:25

The Spanish coastguard said it rescued three migrants stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. In a photograph distributed on Twitter by the coastguard, the three stowaways are shown perched on the rudder of the oil and chemical tanker Althini II.

The Althini II arrived in Las Palmas in Gran Canaria on Monday after an 11-day voyage from Lagos in Nigeria, according to Marine Traffic, a ship-tracking website.

The migrants were taken into the port and attended to by health services, the coastguard said on Twitter.
The Spanish-owned Canary Islands are a popular gateway for African migrants attempting to reach Europe. Spanish data shows migration by sea to the archipelago jumped 51% in the first five months of the year compared to a year earlier.

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Nigel Maude | over 2 years ago

MDB please be more specific, 51% of zero is half a person and means nothing, please report facts not mythical innuendo's. Oh, for the record UK nurses earn an average of 35k a year, 19% means the average salary will rise by 7k, whoopie, us pensioners would love a 7k rise! Please get real.

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