"It was a tense time on board the ship and we had to manage somehow. I managed to speak to my family about four times during the captivity," said Isidore, who was the head cook aboard the ship.
"I have sailed on five ships and even in the Gulf of Aden many times in the past, but this was the first time I had such a bad experience," he said.
"All we had to do was to sit on the bridge of the ship the whole day. After we were hijacked I had to cook for the pirates for nine days but after that there was some food arranged," Isidore said.
The crew survived on a diet of lentils and meat while being held hostage and there was just enough for all the crew, he said.
Alistair said they spent 24 hours of the day at gunpoint on the bridge of the ship and could not do anything without the permission of the captors.
Image: Naveed Murad Burankar, crew members of MV Stolt Valor, is greeted by family members after his return to Mumbai on November 24.
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