Inches from death, the immigrants perched above ferry engines in desperate attempt to get to Europe
- Pair of stowaways caught this week on ship travelling from Tangier to Spain
- Comes a week after a Moroccan man risked his life by making the journey
- Police say it is an 'increasingly common' way for people to enter the country
Spanish police have said an increasing number of migrants are risking their lives by hiding above ferry engines in a bid to get to new lives in Europe.
A pair of stowaways, aged 29 and 31, were caught this week after making the 20 mile journey from Tangier to southern Spain, just inches from the engine of a ferry.
The pair were caught a week after a Moroccan man risked his life by balancing on a narrow metal platform above the propulsion system of a ferry.
A pair of stowaways, aged 29 and 31, were caught this week after making the journey from Tangier to southern Spain inches from the engine of a ferry
Omar Iziel, 20, had put on a wetsuit and managed to clamber into position before the ferry set off also from Tangier to the port of Tarifa, in the southern Spanish province of Cadiz.
Two hours later after clinging on despite the cold and the rise and fall of the ship, the ferry arrived in Tarifa.
But as the ferry reversed in order to dock, border guards spotted the stowaway and were waiting to arrest him when he swam ashore.
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