The captured military personnel have spoken for the first time today. As expected they confirmed that they were in Iraqi waters. I had a gps enabled phone in Hong Kong which could locate where I was within 10m, and that was 3 years ago. I could press a button and it would bring up a map-I could also locate where Teosdee was, as her phone was the same, and by inputting her number gave me her location. I digress, the idea that navy vessels don't have the same equipment is laughable, and the released servicemen have said that they had hand-held gps devises. They were taken illegally, and by heavily armed forces. They were kept in solitary confinement and subjected to immense psychological pressure.This from a country that we have not taken a single shot at.
Were they well treated? You decide.
We thought we were going to the British embassy but we got taken to a detention centre, all 15 of us.
We had a blindfold and plastic cuffs, hands behind our backs, heads against the wall. Basically there were weapons cocking. Someone, I'm not sure who, someone said, I quote, 'lads, lads I think we're going to get executed'.
After that comment, someone was sick and as far as I was concerned he had just had his throat cut.
From there we were rushed to a room, quick photo and then stuffed into a cell and didn't see or speak to anyone for six days. 
Royal Marine Joe Tindell
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