Australia probes deaths in ship from Morocco

[sbs]

November 08, 2005, 10:30

Australian authorities are investigating the death of two stowaways found on board a bulk fertiliser carrier that sailed from Morocco and docked in Western Australia today.

The two men died while hiding in the cargo hold of the Furness Karumba, which left the Moroccan port of Laayoune on October 7 and docked at Kwinana, south of Perth, police said.

The bodies of the men, who have not been identified, were discovered on October 31, when the 12 000-tonne ship was at sea.

Two other stowaways, who were found alive by the ship's crew, were helped off the Panamanian-registered vessel and taken to hospital, where their conditions are being monitored.

A police spokesperson said the four men were found by chance when crew members were checking the ship's hull for possible damage last week.

He said the survivors, Moroccans aged 32 and 22, appeared emaciated and were lucky to have survived. "Anyone who knows these bulk carriers knows there is not much breathing space in the hold. Given the cargo they were travelling with, they are extremely lucky to be alive." - Reuters

[AL ARAICHI]

Originally Posted by sbs

November 08, 2005, 10:30

Australian authorities are investigating the death of two stowaways found on board a bulk fertiliser carrier that sailed from Morocco and docked in Western Australia today.

The two men died while hiding in the cargo hold of the Furness Karumba, which left the Moroccan port of Laayoune on October 7 and docked at Kwinana, south of Perth, police said.

The bodies of the men, who have not been identified, were discovered on October 31, when the 12 000-tonne ship was at sea.

Two other stowaways, who were found alive by the ship's crew, were helped off the Panamanian-registered vessel and taken to hospital, where their conditions are being monitored.

A police spokesperson said the four men were found by chance when crew members were checking the ship's hull for possible damage last week.

He said the survivors, Moroccans aged 32 and 22, appeared emaciated and were lucky to have survived. "Anyone who knows these bulk carriers knows there is not much breathing space in the hold. Given the cargo they were travelling with, they are extremely lucky to be alive." - Reuters

We Should Be Ashamed of Ourselves. So many young Morocans are drowning in the Strait of Gibraltar every year in a desperate attempt to flee the unbearable hell back in Morocco.

[vickyt]

the Moroccan port of Laayoune

but isn't Laayoune in Western Sahara?

[-thetruth_]

Allah is the charge of every things. Luck does not exist. it is God's decree
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wa ma men dabatin fe al ardi illa ala Allahi rizkoha
there is no atom on earth without having a provision from its LOrd
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