Dehradun/ Mumbai, Nov 16 (PTI) Seema Goyal can't stop hugging her three children since she heard that her husband Captain Prabhat Kumar Goyal and 17 sailors aboard hijacked ship M T Stolt Valor have been released by Somali pirates, ending the agonising two-month wait of their families.
I don't know what to say. This is happiest news of my life, said Seema as tears rolled down her cheeks.
Celebrations erupted at the Goyal household as neighbours joined Prabhat's parents, spouse and children after they heard the news of his release. The family distributed sweets.
We are very very happy, an emotional R K Goyal, a retired college teacher, said on the release of his son as Prabhat's mother Vimlesh received relatives.
For the past one month, there has been no contact between Goyal and his family which resides at Dehra Dun's posh Teg Bahadur Road locality. The last time Goyal had rung up was on Oct 15.
However, the Goyal family refused to speak on whether any ransom was paid. We are just hoping to travel to Mumbai to receive him soon, Seema said, adding they will be reaching India in another four-five days .
Like Seema, who ran from pillar to post to secure the release of her husband, the ordeal for Mumbai-based Rosary Fernando, whose brother-in-law Panirayan Lobo was on the ship, has finally ended.
While Seema travelled to Delhi and murano glass rosary Mumbai umpteen times and met several union ministers including Shipping Minister T R BaaluRosary regularly visited the offices of the Directorate General of Shippingthe National Union of Seafarers of India for any information.PTI
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