1.   The third stowaway was found some days later as the container vessel passed the Azores, an Atlantic island chain belonging to Portugal.

2.   The third stowaway was simply cast overboard near the Azores, the seamen said.

3.   Romanian newspapers reported the third Romanian stowaway was thrown overboard, with no hope of survival.

4.   The third stowaway appeared to have died of exposure, said Portland Fire Bureau spokesman Neil Heesacker.