Radio operator Simos Pakoulieris and later journalist and proofreader in newspapers originating from Ikaria speaks to “FAIR WINDS AND FOLLOWING SEAS” and VOICE OF GREECE. He first embarked with the tanker “Olympic Rock of Onassis from Eleusis, to Sfax in Tunisia and then New Orleans. “At that time there were 45 people on board. 43 Greeks and only 2 Filipinos. Now things are different with very few Greeks in the crews”, says veteran sailor Simos Pakoulieris. TO BE CONTINUED…
The show ”Fair Winds and Following Seas” with Antonis Karagiannakis is dedicated to Greek seafarers, featuring stories of their day-to-day lives, live testimonies, and connections with Greek ocean liners sailing across the world’s oceans.