The vessel owner should be responsible for the accommodation, maintenance and custody of the applicants until the authorities determine whether this condition is met.
The three Nigerian migrants who arrived in Las Palmas de Gran Canaria on Monday aboard an oil tanker in which they traveled hidden in the rudder blade for eleven days have applied for asylum in Spain. The government delegation reported this yesterday, which indicated that young people between the ages of 23 and 27 were informed of the possibility of making use of this right by persons outside this public body and the National Police.
One of the sub-Saharans, who was still hospitalized last night by Doctor Negrín, was advised by the Diocese of the Canary Islands, while the other two, who were waiting for the tanker to be returned to their country, received guidance received from the owner’s insurance, according to sources close to him.
Until authorities determine whether they can be granted asylum, the owner of the ship ‘Alithini II’ must assume custody, accommodation and maintenance.
Two of the Nigerians spent the night in the ‘Alithini II’, which set sail for its final destination in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam this Wednesday. However, due to their delicate health situation, a team of health workers had to go to the baroc to help them after they had been vomiting and feeling unwell for the past few hours.
Sources close to the owner in statements collected by ‘La Vanguardia’ do not rule out that both will have to be hospitalized again due to the aftermath of the arduous journey. Not surprisingly, they were left without food or water for more than five days because their supplies were depleted. Meanwhile, the third young man in the group continues to recover from severe dehydration in a hospital.
The ‘Alithini II’, a 183-meter vessel built in 2008, owned by Gardenia Shiptrade SA but managed by Athens-based Astra Ship Management, left Lagos, the Nigerian capital, on November 17 and anchored near the port of Las Palmas de Gran Canaria. At that point, the three migrants were spotted by the Coast Guard, sitting on the rudder blade, their feet barely two feet from the water.
Source: La Verdad
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