5 stowaways found on container ship, detained at Penn Terminals

EDDYSTONE, Pennsylvania (WPVI) -- U.S. Customs and Border Protection agents detained five stowaways at the Penn Terminals in Eddystone, Pennsylvania on Monday afternoon.

Chopper 6 was overhead as the men were taken off the container ship called the AS Petra, sailing under the Liberian Flag.
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Sources told Action News that at least one of the men had a leg injury, and all of the men appeared to be suffering from dehydration.

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Views from Chopper 6 showed the men in handcuffs sitting next to the ship. Some of the men were barefoot.
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No additional information was immediately available.