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UK hostages on Saudi tanker named UK hostages on Saudi tanker named
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Two British hostages on board the Saudi Arabian oil tanker hijacked by Somali pirates have been named. The families of two British crew men held by pirates aboard a hijacked Saudi Arabian oil tanker said they hoped the men would be "home safely very soon".
Peter French and James Grady were on the Sirius Star, a supertanker sailing from Saudi Arabia to the US when it was attacked at the weekend. Peter French and James Grady are on the Sirius Star, a supertanker which was sailing from Saudi Arabia to the US when it was attacked at the weekend.
Mr French, from County Durham, is married with a 17-year-old daughter. Chief engineer Mr French, from County Durham, is married with a 17-year-old daughter. Mr Grady is from Strathclyde.
He and Mr Grady, from Strathclyde, are being held by pirates who are demanding a ransom. Their families said they were hoping they would return home soon. Their families said they appreciated the concern shown for the two men.
A statement issued by the Foreign Office on behalf of the families said: "The families of Peter French, from County Durham, and James Grady, from Strathclyde, greatly appreciate the concern that has been expressed by people throughout the UK and beyond, about Peter and James.
"They hope that Peter and James will be home safely to their families very soon."