Canary Islands coastguard rescues two men balanced on ship’s rudder

Nigerian stowaways survived for at least a week under ship that voyaged from Lagos via Lome, Togo

The Spanish coastguard rescued two Nigerian men who survived for at least a week balancing on the rudder of a ship as it sailed from the west African country of Togo to the Canary Islands.

The two men were rescued on Monday night in the port of Las Palmas, and taken to a hospital for medical checks. They were later released and were transferred back to the ship, which will return them to their port of origin, the port police tweeted.