'Forgive me', last word of hijacked ship engineer Toufiq
Staff Correspondent
The family members of Md Taufiqul Islam, the second engineer of Bangladeshi cargo ship 'MV Abdullah' which was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean, have been passing times in anxiety.
They demanded to rescue them all as soon as possible.Taufiqul Islam is son of Md Iqbal and Dil Afroza of Khulna. He is the younger brother among three.
Dil Afroza said she talked him last on Tuesday afternoon. Taufiq's last word "Forgive me". At one stage of talking, the pirate gang took his mobile phone, said Taufiq's mother.
Jobaida Noma, wife of the victim, said, "Around 5pm on Tuesday, he called us and informed us that all of them are being held hostage."
Bangladeshi cargo ship 'MV Abdullah' with 23 sailors on board was hijacked by Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean early Tuesday afternoon.
"I can't communicate with my son. I don't know what condition he is in. We demand that not only my son, but everyone should be rescued quickly and safely," engineer Taufiq's mother.
