Monday, January 12, 2009
The wife of an engineer held hostage onboard the
hijacked supertanker Syrius Star, has spoken of the family's relief at
his release.
Hazel French, the wife of Peter French from Leamside, County
Durham, who is the ship's chief engineer, said on Monday they were
elated and relieved.
Somali pirates released the vessel after a $3m (£1.95m) ransom was reported to have been paid.
The 25-strong crew is expected home soon following their two-month ordeal.
Difficult time
A plane was seen apparently dropping money by parachute onto the ship, which is carrying two million barrels of oil.
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| Mr French is in good spirits and looking forward to getting home. |
Mrs French said: "This has been a very difficult time for
everyone, especially at Christmas and at New Year, but we are now
looking forward to his return home."
"I have spoken to Peter and he is good spirits and looking forward to time at home with his family and a little relaxation.
"Hopefully it will not be too long before Peter is back.
"We would like to say thank you to everyone, both family and
friends who have been such a huge support to us over the last two
months."
SOURCE: BBC, Monday, January 12, 2009