Category: stowaways

Dead Man Found in Wheel of Jet Flown From Gambia to England

SERREKUNDA, Gambia—A dead man was found in the wheel bay of an airplane that flew from Gambia to Britain, Gambian authorities said this week. The unidentified body of a black male was found on a jet operated by TUI Airways—a British charter airline—that had flown from Gambia’s capital of Banjul to London’s Gatwick airport, Ebrima…


Nigerian Stowaways Found on Ship’s Rudder in Canary Islands

BARCELONA, Spain—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…