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The Guardian - UK
The Guardian - UK
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Staff and agencies in Madrid

Men survive 11 days on rudder of ship travelling from Nigeria to Canary Islands

The three stowaways are shown perched on the rudder of the oil and chemical tanker Alithini II.
The three stowaways are shown perched on the rudder of the oil and chemical tanker Alithini II. Photograph: EFE Canarias/Twitter

The Spanish coastguard has rescued three men who stowed away on a tanker that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria by balancing on its rudder just above the waterline.

In a photograph distributed on Twitter by the coastguard on Monday, the three stowaways are shown perched on the rudder of the oil and chemical tanker Alithini II.

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