Captain Lal Bihari Singh, 60, (centre) had an emotional reunion with his family last night

Over 18 months after being detained at Aberdeen Port in the north east of Scotland, six Indian members of a crew were finally reunited with their families, when they arrived in the city late last night. "We counted every day [that we were away]. We knew our ordeal would end someday and that we'd finally be able to return to our country," said Rahul Sharma, 26, a captive sailor and one of the youngest crew members, after he walked out of the arrival gate of Terminal 2 of Chhatrapati Shivaji International Airport.