Watch: 4 stowaways rescued from ship's rudder after crossing the Atlantic

Four Nigerian men who had hoped to stowaway to Europe were rescued by Brazilian police after surviving 14 days on the rudder of a cargo ship.

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[_Shark]

Amazing. Videos like these are a constant reminder of what people are willing to do in search for a better life. We often take for granted the blessings we have in our lifes and don't realize what other people are willing to do to get what little we have in our life. Those men are blesse to have survived a dangerous jouney that could of easily costed them their lives. I hope they find what they are looking for in Brazil 🇧🇷

[shannonish]

Nice to see ppl being treated with the compassion they deserve. Right or wrong it's incredible they even survived & I can only imagine how bad things would have to be for a person to risk that for safety & freedom.

[makita]

Wow…. The human spirit can never be broken.
Godspeed my brothers
❤🙏

[AndrewAlonso-jbkz]

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[bavery]

Wow, these guys are blessed! They lucked up on the weather - if that ship had run into a storm they'd have disappeared without a trace...

[yokbd]

The two returned to Nigeria will try again. This time with experience and straight to europe

[ce-xiv]

That is crazy!! The power of the Human Spirit!

[jimmyriccard]

Happy they made it alive. That's an extremely dangerous thing to even attempt. Movie worth story right here.

[paulforester]

I have that dream to leave my country also. The problem is that I will aim for fantasy island but get stuck on Gilligan's Island. That's too big a risk.

[scottarivett]

Ok two of them made that crazy trip and opted to go BACK where they came from?? 😮

[justinhopper]

Nigeria must be a paradise if that’s what they are willing to do to get out

[TheMightyKingzuru]

"Do you know where you are? You are in the jungle baby and you are gonna ...." - Axl Rose

[blakespower]

wow and to think 300 years ago they were forced to make the trip

[PrincipalSkinner]

Survivalists always say never drink seawater, but they survived by drinking it? Hmm...

[danjohnston]

TV Movie Time

All the way across the OCEAN !

[missourisavage]

I still think hiding in the wheel bay of a passenger airliner is more desperate, then next would be hitching a ride underneath a tractortrailer, the main concern for me would be how far underwater would the rudder travel & could you hold on to something to keep from being sucked into the propeller blades .

[armageddonready]

Imagine your life being so bad that you will risk your life to make a crossing like that?
I have a great imagination and am having a hard time going there

[SuccessforLifester]

But the other men were not seen on the rudder🤔. This two men speak good English though.

[cs]

keep on thinking how they used the bathroom. poor men. much safer than an aircraft stow away.

[FLSharkdiver]

Unreal to go that far and not even know where you're going and land up in Brazil....