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Nigerian stowaways found on ship's rudder in Canary Islands

Three men photographed on an oil tanker anchored in the port of the Canary Islands, Spain. [AP photo]

Three stowaways were found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after an 11-day ocean voyage from Nigeria, Spain's maritime rescue service said.

The men found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the Las Palmas port on Monday afternoon appeared to have symptoms of dehydration and hypothermia and were transferred to hospitals on the island for medical attention, according to Spain's Maritime Safety and Rescue Society.

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