The desperate man - thought to be from Eritrea - was rescued from a busy shipping lane by Dutch coastguard as he tried to get to Britain on his homemade raft. It was held together with rope, and the hull was made of empty plastic bottles and construction foam. He was found with a jerry can full of supplies and a solar panel to charge his phone.
• Don't insult other visitors. Offensive comments will be deleted without warning.
• Comments are accepted in English only.
• No swearing words in comments, otherwise such comments will be censored.
• Your nickname and avatar are randomly selected. If you don't post comments for 7 days, they both are reset.
• To choose another avatar, click the ‘Random avatar’ link.
