Prabhat Goyal

Captain, crew of hijacked ship return home to India

Captain, crew of hijacked ship return home to India New Delhi - The captain and six crew members of a ship taken by Somali pirates returned home to India Tuesday after two months in captivity and called for a concerted effort to end piracy in the Gulf of Aden.

"It is a very serious issue," Captain Prabhat Goyal said. "The Gulf of Aden cannot be closed or kept at ransom because all of us, either on the east or west of it, will suffer. The route has huge economic proportions attached to it."

Hijack ships’ kin seeks Centers’ intervention to save the Indian crew members on board

Hijack ships’ kin seeks Centers’ intervention to save the Indian crew members on boardNew Delhi, Oct 3 : Wife of the captain of the ship hijacked by armed Somalian pirates in the Gulf of Aden on Friday sought intervention of Central government in rescuing the 18 Indian crew members on board the hijacked ship.

Seema Goyal, wife of Prabhat Goyal, captain of hijacked ship MT Stolt Valor, ran from pillar to post trying to meet different ministers over past two days to seek their assistance in resolving the crisis.