The veteran radio operator from the island of Syros, Vangelis Makropoulos, speaks on “Fair Winds and Following Seas” on Voice of Greece.
He recalls the first ship he ever sailed: “It was December 1956. I sailed as a deck boy for 11 months aboard the M/V SANT JOHN, a cargo ship where I learned many ...
The veteran radio operator Vangelis Makropoulos from the naval town of Syros reads two stories from the lives of sailors, about life and customs aboard ships, some years ago.
The first story is titled "Hunger on Ships" by Captain Michalis Karpathakis, and the second story is titled "The Cartini*...
"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, wearing h...
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