February,

1994,

February third,

to be precise.

Christinaki,

sank,

all crew,

lost at sea.

Herald steamed,

We tried to help,

We, like others, were,

too far away,

when, the mayday,

call, came.

You DON'T,

mess, with the sea.

I only saw, we only saw,

orange, lifejackets,

survival suits,

rigid, inflatable, boats.

We, fought, the seas,

the battering we got,

we had endured, before.

But everyone of us,

every man, beside,

every man, fell silent, that day.

I don't believe,

anyone survived,

the sinking,

Of the Christinaki.