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Meet the Greek Captain of the Year From Crete

Captain Apostolos Apostolakis. Credit: Greek Shipping Awards/ YouTube

Captain Apostolos Apostolakis was awarded Seafarer of the Year at the prestigious Lloyd’s List Greek Shipping Awards last week for his professionalism and expertise in dealing with a coronavirus-related passenger emergency this past Spring.

The award ceremony was held virtually on Friday, December 4.

A total of 260 cases of Covid-19 had just been found among the 400 passengers and crew on Apostolakis’s ship, the Eleftherios Venizelos back in April, in the midst of the first confusing and disorienting months of the pandemic.

The captain, who had tested positive for the virus himself, was quick to enforce anti-virus measures by isolating sick passengers and quickly docking the ship in the port of Piraeus to get those severely ill with the virus to emergency treatment.

Apostolakis was singled out for handling the crisis, during what many would consider one of the most difficult days for a captain, with a level head, protecting the health and safety of passengers who were not suffering from the virus while getting those with Covid-19 to the hospital as quickly as possible.

Captain Apostolakis works for the Greek passenger shipping company ANEK Lines, one of the largest in the country. Both the company and Apostolakis himself are natives of Crete, the largest and most populous Greek island.

Born in the city of Rethymno, Crete, Apostolakis comes from a long line of seafarers.

He received the honor of Seafarer of the Year at Lloyd List‘s annual Greek Shipping Awards, held virtually for the first time due to Covid-19 restrictions, on Friday, December 4.

The English news journal Lloyd’s List is one of the oldest continuously operating publications, and has been the leading provider of international shipping information since the eighteenth century.

Awards in 18 categories were given to leaders in the Greek shipping world who have worked to address topical issues facing the industry, notably sustainability and climate change, as well as the coronavirus crisis.

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