The trim tab is tiny compared to the ship and the ship’s rudder, yet it is what determines the ships course. Charlie Dexter can be reached at [email protected]. This column is provided as a ...

AP In 2020, a 14-year-old Nigerian boy was interviewed by Spain’s El País after lasting 15 days on a ship’s rudder after a trip from Lagos. He survived on salt water and by taking turns ...

MADRID (Reuters) - The Spanish coastguard rescued two Nigerian migrants who stowed away on the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Togo, a coastguard spokesperson and the ...

Three African migrants who were balancing on a ship's rudder were rescued by the Spanish coast guard Monday after an 11-day voyage, officials said. The coast guard tweeted Monday that it rescued ...

Spain's Maritime Rescue Service says it has rescued three stowaways traveling on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands. The men were found on the Alithini II oil tanker at the port of Las Palmas.

A group of Nigerian stowaways managed to survive a perilous 14-day journey across the Atlantic on a cargo ship’s rudder by drinking the ocean water crashing below them, a new report says.

The Spanish coast guard has rescued three people who were stowed on top of the rudder of a ship that arrived in the Canary Islands from Nigeria. In a photograph distributed by the coastguard on ...

Spain's maritime rescue service says it has rescued three stowaways found on a ship's rudder in the Canary Islands after the vessel sailed there from Nigeria. The men found on the Alithini II oil ...

The examination also revealed that rudder trim-tab control rods had separated aft of the rudder trim actuator. Transportation Safety Board of Canada identifies the aircraft as C-FMHR, delivered in ...

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 ...