The Spanish Coast Guard and police in the Canary Islands found two stowaways perched on the top of the rudder of an MSC containership arriving from Africa.
In particular, the two men had been aboard the vessel for six days in a position where unable to stand up.
As informed, the MSC containership, arrived in Las Palma de Gran Canaria, on 10th July. The vessel docked at the container terminal on its normal route in which the Canary Islands are an interim stop between Africa and Europe.
According to news, the two individuals lying atop the 901-foot containership’s rudder on feet above the water.
They launched a zodiac boat and were able to retrieve the two individuals who turned out to be young men from Nigeria age 18 and 22. The local police were on the dock to take custody of the men.
As explained, they were taken to the hospital and spent the night being checked out.
Then they were released and taken back to the MSC containership which is responsible under Spanish law for the removal of the illegal migrants and returning them to their home country.
2 jóvenes nigerianos llegan al puerto en el timón de un 🛳. Fueron ayudados por @salvamentogob gracias al uso de una 🚤, para su posterior traslado por el #SUC a un 🏥
Toda vez que se han recuperado, han sido devueltos al 🛳, debiendo ser trasladados al puerto de origen 👮♀️👮♂️ pic.twitter.com/fodQyTYgbn— Policía Portuaria APLP (@PoliciaAPLP) July 11, 2023
