The Ship's Log

''Spazzamento'' - a story and memory from Gabriel Panagiosoulis and his days on board. He is currently living in Bronx, New York, with his family. We thank him very much for sharing. I will wait for you.  The winches of the boat worked with a deafening noise, the steam that escaped...

Our good friend and old-time mariner, Gabriel Panagiosoulis, who is currently based in Bronx, New York, along with his family, sent us one of his memories on board, The story is called ”Spazzamento” . Spazzamento I’ll wait for you. Τα βίντσια του βαποριού δούλευαν με ένα εκκωφαντικό θόρυβο, ο ατμός που ξέφευγε σε κάθε τους κίνηση σφύριζε, ενωμένος με την αφόρητη ζέστη των τροπικών, και η οχλαγωγία των εργατών στο κατάστρωμα έκαναν την σκηνή σα να ήσουν στην κόλαση.  Φόρτωναν καφέ σε τσουβάλια, αυτά με την βυσσινή ρίγα στη μέση. Βιαζόταν να τελειώσει η φόρτωση καθότι είχαν βάλει αναχώρηση τα ... Read more

Nikitas, the pills and the blue suit from the book “SEA REMEMBRANCES" by Captain Giorgos Abouselam He was old in age, but sturdy and amorous, fellow Lieutenant Nikitas. We are in Montevideo, Uruguay, in time of the war, a day like any other. What was different was that Nikitas, w...

Nikolaos Jorge Colmaniatis was born on the island of Hydra in 1786. There is evidence of his presence in Argentina since 1810, although the exact date of his arrival in the country cannot be confirmed. Before the foundation of the “Argentine Armada”, he acted as a privateer from the Río de l...

The veteran captain and poet Kostas Sokos sent us the following poem. We thank him very much. ΣΤΗ ΡΑΔΑ  Ένα καράβι ξεκουράζεται στη ράδα (1) και ανεμίζει στο προβέντζο (2) του καιρού.  Στην άλλη άκρη του πλανήτη, στο Περού, η καραντίνα υψωμένη (3) μια βδομάδα. Σοκολ...

* * * * * * Piraeus, October 16th, 1962. The time was about 8 o'clock in the morning. A 19-year-old boy walks down the steps of a house at 104 Sahtouris Street, in Santa Claus. The day before they had come as a family from his island, Amorgos, to his aunt's house in Piraeus. He has decided,...

''An old ship tale'' by Gabriel Panagiosoulis In the Indian Ocean, from the Cape of Good Hope. They knew it was rotten, they knew the engine wasn't working, they knew we wouldn't come back, but after we were splashed by the sacred waters of the Ganges River, we were spared.  It...

On January 2024, the ”Deck Diary” is launched on Voice of Greece website.A ‘safe harbor’, were you can find thoughts, poems, dreams, memories, incidents from life on board, or a short video on board. It is inspired by Nikos Kavvadias, and dedicated to all Greek sailors, in collaboration with VoG’s the show ‘”Fair Winds and Following Seas” with Antonis Karagiannakis. We started this column on the website of Voice of Greece and social media, on the day of the birth of poet Nikos Kavvadias.We couldn’t have found a better day. Maybe St. Nicholas Day, but we were now in January ... Read more

On January 2024, the ”Deck Diary” is launched on Voice of Greece website.A ‘safe harbor’, were you can find thoughts, poems, dreams, memories, incidents from life on board, or a short video on board. It is inspired by Nikos Kavvadias, and dedicated to all Greek sailors, in collaboration with VoG’s the show ‘”Fair Winds and Following Seas” with Antonis Karagiannakis. We started this column on the website of Voice of Greece and social media, on the day of the birth of poet Nikos Kavvadias.We couldn’t have found a better day. Maybe St. Nicholas Day, but we were now in January ... Read more

On January 2024, the ”Deck Diary” is launched on Voice of Greece website.A ‘safe harbor’, were you can find thoughts, poems, dreams, memories, incidents from life on board, or a short video on board. It is inspired by Nikos Kavvadias, and dedicated to all Greek sailors, in collaboration with VoG’s the show ‘”Fair Winds and Following Seas” with Antonis Karagiannakis. We started this column on the website of Voice of Greece and social media, on the day of the birth of poet Nikos Kavvadias.We couldn’t have found a better day. Maybe St. Nicholas Day, but we were now in January ... Read more

The following video was sent to us by Captain Davli Tuning. He writes to us: ”I am a sailor, Captain in rank, in active duty since 2003. I remember the times when all Greeks we would gather on the bridge to listen to you.” The video was taken on January 23rd, 2024 at 18:00 at sea heading from the Atlantic to the south. Fair Winds and Following Seas, Captain!

A poem by Kostas Sokos Captain Kostas Sokos has written poems about ships, life, and the sea.The following poem , ''Life's Long Journey'', is one of them. We would like to thank him for sharing it with Voice of Greece.Fair Winds and Following Seas, captan! ΤΟ ΤΑΞΙΔΙ ΤΗΣ ΖΩΗΣ (LIFE...

The following video was sent to us by Captain Davli Tuning. He writes to us: ”I am a sailor, Captain in rank, in active duty since 2003. I remember the times when all Greeks we would gather on the bridge to listen to you.” The video was taken on January 23rd, 2024 at 18:00 at sea heading from the Atlantic to the south. Fair Winds and Following Seas, Captain!

Manolis Lykakis from Zakros, Sitia, a veteran radio operator of the merchant navy and a friend of Voice of Greece, sent us the following poem, from his latest poetry collection. Ταξίδια ωκεάνια του Μανώλη Λυκάκη Μόλα και βαρεθήκαμε τόσο καιρό στο πόρτο,πάει κι ο κάβος ο πρυμνιός, γλίστ...

The following video was sent to the Voice of Greece by Captain Giannis Kougioumtzoglou. It was taken on M/V MONTECRISTO in January 2021 in the North Aegean, with south winds at 8 Beaufort. The 170.00 ton ship was carrying iron ore and was coming from the port of Yuzny in Ukraine. His destination was China’s Qingdao via the Suez Canal.

The Deck Diary | 12 January 2024 Stop! This was not a dream, so after I slept early I woke up at 3am, to pass the time I turned on the TV on a channel to rest my mind which has only commercial-free works usually classics, I came across a German language color play called LOLA. It had English...

In January 2024, Voice of Greece officially launches The Ship's Log, in collaboration with VoG's show ”Fair Winds and Following Seas” with Antonis Karagiannakis. A new column dedicated to all seafarers which means to to serve as a 'safe harbor', featuring thoughts, poems, dre...