London , England ( CNN ) -- The relatives of five British sailors whose boat apparently drifted into Iranian territorial waters last week voiced relief Wednesday as their sons arrived at a yacht club in Dubai . David Young , father of sailor Oliver Young , said the families met briefly Wednesday morning with Britain 's foreign secretary and his staff , who earlier told relatives that Iran was releasing the men . `` We did say to everybody in there , and to people in Bahrain , and to people in Tehran who have been working on this how much we appreciated their efforts , how well they 've handled the situation and how glad we are to see our boys home , '' Young said . The parents appeared at a news conference held in front of the British Foreign and Commonwealth Office in London . Young had said he was able to speak to his son briefly Monday on a cell phone belonging to one of the other men . The father said he was reassured that the men were being treated well . The British government identified the other sailors as Olly Smith , Sam Usher , Luke Porter and Dave Bloomer . The Times of London said Young and Porter are 21 years old , Usher is 26 , Smith is 31 , and Bloomer is believed to be in his 60s . Bloomer is from Dublin , Ireland , the paper said , and apparently has dual citizenship . Iran 's navy detained the men November 25 as their racing yacht traveled from Bahrain to Dubai for a competition . Iranian authorities said they released the men after determining that they had accidentally wandered into the country 's waters , the semi-official Fars news agency said . The sailors had told relatives that their boat became disabled and was hard to steer . Young said his son told him the group was tense when the Iranians first picked them up , but then everything was `` cool . '' Another sailor said they were temporarily blindfolded . The men and their yacht were towed into international waters Wednesday , and representatives from the company that owns the boat , Sail Bahrain , met them to bring them ashore in Dubai . Early Wednesday , after receiving the call that his son , Luke , and his crewmates were going to be freed , Charles Porter spoke informally to reporters near his home . `` It was all fairly nerve-racking last night , '' the father said . He said the Foreign Office awakened the family at 5:30 a.m. to tell them the news . Watch the Porters describe getting the call . `` We 've spoken to Luke , '' Porter said . `` He 's very , very tired . He 's been through a lot . He said that particularly the first couple of days were upsetting . '' `` He got the feeling after a couple of days that they realized they were n't dealing with anything sinister , '' the father added . Luke Porter 's twin sister , Jess , said she was `` absolutely over the moon [ and ] relieved to hear his voice . We 're such a close family . '' British authorities on Tuesday had asked for a speedy resolution in the case , after an Iranian official said the sailors could be dealt with severely if it was determined they had ill intentions . Young said it probably helped that the incident was kept low-key , without a lot of media fanfare . Andrew Pindar , Sail Bahrain chairman , said Tuesday evening that the men had had problems with the boat 's propeller and that that might have caused them to drift into Iranian waters . The father of one sailor said the propeller had fallen off . Assuming that the five men might see Wednesday 's news conference , one reporter asked the parents what they would say to their son . `` I would say do n't get lost on your way to Dubai , '' Young said .
Sailors ' parents hold news conference to thank all involved in release . Iran detained the men last week after their yacht entered its waters . Comment: Authorities : Men freed after it was determined that incident accidental .