2. Michael Scott Moore

Journalist Michael Scott Moore travelled to Somalia to research and report on the piracy crisis in the country, little did he know he would be captured and held in extreme conditions for over two and a half years by Somali pirates.

3. The Robertsons

When the Robertson family decided to sail around the world in a six-berth yacht, little did they know an unfortunate encounter with a pod of killer whales would end their journey within weeks

4. Peter Shaw: The Hole

Peter Shaw was ready to return home when he was kidnapped and held underground.

5. Peter Moore: Kidnapped In Baghdad

In Iraq for work, UK citizen Peter Moore is taken hostage by the Shia militia.