The shipping community has been stunned by the news of the death of Maria Tsakos.
Maria, the second child of Captain Panayotis Tsakos, died last Friday during a visit to New York after suffering a heart attack, sources close to the family confirm. She was 44.
Maria’s burial took place on Wednesday at a private ceremony in the village of Kardamyla on the island of Chios, the birthplace of the Tsakos family.
