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Stowaways found on a ship's rudder in Spain's Canary Islands

A closeup view of three men on a ship's rudder in the port of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Nov. 29, 2022. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP) A closeup view of three men on a ship's rudder in the port of the Canary Islands, Spain, on Nov. 29, 2022. (Salvamento Maritimo via AP)
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BARCELONA, Spain -

Spain's Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways travelling on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria.

The men, found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the Las Palmas port, appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention, Spain's Salvamento Maritimo said.

According to the MarineTraffic website which tracks ships, the Malta-flagged vessel left Lagos, Nigeria on Nov. 17 and arrived in Las Palmas Monday.

Though extremely dangerous, it is not the first time stowaways have been found traveling on the rudder of commercial ships to the Canary Islands. Last year a 14-year-old Nigerian boy was interviewed by Spain's El Pais newspaper after surviving two weeks on a ship's rudder. He had also departed from Lagos.

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