The Unsinkable Terry Jo

About this episode

The episode explores the mysterious events surrounding a float discovered in the Bahamas in November 1961.

Send us Fan Mail It was November 1961. The waters in the Bahamas were as blue and beautiful as ever. But for Nicolaos Spachidakis, a second officer on a Greek freighter called Captain Theo, something seemed off. As he looked into the distance, he could make out a tiny white speck, bobbing alongside the waves. It was too large to be trash, but much too small to be a boat. As they pulled alongside the speck, everyone gasped. Because that speck was a float - barely what you could consider ...

People in this episode

Hosts: Kate, Christine, Rachael

Topics covered

• mystery
• true crime
• survival
• history
• nautical

Keywords

• Terry Jo
• mystery
• Bahamas
• survival story
• Captain Theo
• Nicolaos Spachidakis
• true crime

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Captain Theo

Places: Bahamas

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