Four Nigerians, rescued in Brazil, survived 14 days on a ship's rudder

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Four Nigerians, rescued in Brazil, survived 14 days on a ship's rudder

https://www.reuters.com/world/americas/four-nigerians-rescued-brazil-survived-14-days-ships-rudder-2023-08-01/

On their tenth day at sea, the four Nigerian stowaways crossing the Atlantic in a tiny space above the rudder of a cargo ship ran out of food and drink.

Four Nigerians, rescued in Brazil, survived 14 days on a ship's rudder

Their remarkable, death-defying journey across some 5,600 kilometers (3,500 miles) of ocean underlines the risks some migrants are prepared to take for a shot at a better life.