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Glasgow Live reports how the Policía Naciona l discovered the 12 people, all from Albania, onboard the vessel that was transporting windmill components from Bilbao to the Scottish west coast.
The ship had departed from the Basque port on Monday morning bound for Ferrol in the Spanish region of Galicia some 320 miles away along the coast, which was to be its final stop prior to making the 1,500 mile journey to Scotland.
Spanish newspaper El Diaro said two of the stowaways were discovered by the crew of the gas tanker while it was at sea, around halfway between Bilbao and Ferrol
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