Leading Seaman Timmy MacColl, from Gosport, went missing in May during a port visit to Dubai by HMS Westminster.

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Leading Seaman MacColl, originally from Killin, in Stirlingshire, was last seen in the early hours of 27 May while on shore leave.

BBC: Timmy MacColl case: Missing sailor's family to go to Dubai

The only woman in the group, Leading Seaman Faye Turney, believed for at least four days that she was the only one still being held.

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"It was like a floating village, " said the 54-year-old, who worked on HMS Sheffield, HMS Southampton, HMS Manchester and HMS Newcastle as a leading seaman and a petty officer.

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Leading Seaman Mark Ray is one of the watchkeepers.

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