2023-07-13 13:40:00
Four Nigerian migrants were rescued by Federal Police agents in a boat off the coast of Espírito Santo on Monday.
The men traveled from the African coast to Brazil in the so-called wheelhouse area of the boat, near the propeller.
The ship had left Lagos, the most populous and economically important city in Nigeria, on the 27th, and made the crossing of the Atlantic Ocean in 13 days.
The Nigerians were found in the anchorage area of the port of the city of Vitoria by a maintenance vessel.
Eugênio Ricas, superintendent of the Federal Police in Espírito Santo, explains that the boat was traveling through the region when it spotted the migrants. It was then that the Maritime Police came to his rescue.
According to Ricas, the Nigerians left Lagos with little water and food; and their situation would have become even more critical in the last three days when they saw their reserves run out. Despite this, the men were in good health with no injuries.
The Federal Police reported that the group’s original intention was to go to Europe in search of better living conditions, but their destination changed because the ship they illegally boarded was heading to the port of Santos, on the coast of São Paulo.
Translated by José Alberto Gutiérrez
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