Migrants rescued after 13 days atop rudder of a cargo ship

The four stowaways have apparently been clinging to the helm of a Liberian-flagged cargo ship bound for Brazil.
Migrants have reportedly survived 13 days at sea by clinging to the rudder of a cargo ship. | Photo: Handout/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix
Migrants have reportedly survived 13 days at sea by clinging to the rudder of a cargo ship. | Photo: Handout/AFP/Ritzau Scanpix

Four migrants have been rescued from a cargo ship where they had been at the helm for an alleged 13 days on a journey from Nigeria to Brazil.

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