Posted on 11/29/2022 1:07:33 PM PST by DUMBGRUNT
They were treated for dehydration and hypothermia after their perilous trip, officials said.
Txema Santana, a migration adviser to the local government, said in a tweet: “It is not the first and it will not be the last. Stowaways do not always have the same luck.”
In 2020, a 14-year-old Nigerian boy was interviewed by Spain’s El País after lasting 15 days on a ship’s rudder after a trip from Lagos.
Thousands of African migrants and refugees have reached the Canary Islands in recent years by making the dangerous voyage on crowded boats after departing from the coast of Morocco, the western Sahara, Mauritania and even Senegal.
So far this year, more than 11,600 people have reached the Spanish islands by boat, according to Spain’s Interior Ministry.
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Brings new meaning to the word ‘Steerage’
“Txema”
Survived, but tragically lost a vowel.
Send them back...the same way.
15 days? Must have packed a lunch.
Nice job kid. Now go back home.
No kidding
Yikes 😳
Definitely brought some fresh water. You can probably last 2 weeks without food but not without water.
Brave souls.
Lucky the ship was as empty it was otherwise they’d have drowned.
Imagine being so desperate you’d intentionally stow away on a RUDDER of a tanker ship.
“Doesn’t Nigeria have a huge oil industry?
Isn’t Nigeria one of the countries that we’ve been giving “foreign aid” to for like, forever?”
Yes and yes.
It was stated that Nigeria needs aid because of the oil industry pollution!!!
Here are the 10 countries that receive the most foreign aid:
Iraq - $1.17 Bn
Jordan - $1.16 Bn
Syria - $819.37 Mn
Ethiopia - $806.91 Mn
Afghanistan - $760.17 Mn
South Sudan - $749.53 Mn
Nigeria - $739.50 Mn
DR Congo - $672.06 Mn
Yemen - $633.60 Mn
Kenya - $591.36 Mn
https://worldpopulationreview.com/country-rankings/us-foreign-aid-by-country
Dang.
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