"I'm obviously very tormented and very, very lonely and worried."

Those are the heartbreaking words of Rachel Chandler, the woman kidnapped by Somali pirates and separated from her husband Paul.

The couple from Tunbridge Wells were seized more than four months ago while sailing from the Seychelles towards Tanzania.

In a telephone interview with a Somali television station shown on last night's
ITV News At Ten, Mrs Chandler said she'd spoken to her husband a few days ago, but they weren't allowed to see each other.

She said she was grateful to the Somali community for helping to secure their release.

Mrs Chandler added: "It's very nice to know that the
Somali community and the UK are concerned about me, I am very grateful."

The British Government has refused to pay a ransom for the couple and called for their immediate release.
Foreign Secretary David Miliband has said the Government is working hard to secure their release.