Three migrants who tried to cross the Strait of Gibraltar to Spain by paddling a windsurfing board have been rescued by a ferry, Spanish daily El Mundo said.

 

The migrants were rowing the board with toy oars and pulling belongings behind them in a tyre, said Miguel Marin, a passenger on the ferry bound for Tangiers in Morocco on Nov. 20.

"They had no shoes and they were soaked through", Marin told El Mundo.

"Some of the crew spoke Arabic and they were able to communicate with the three immigrants ... One of them resisted getting into the boat at the start, but they finally managed to convince him."





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