I'm posting this because it is an amazing story but also because I'm wondering if there is anyone in Greece that might know of what became of Takis Veliotis after he fled the US?
His name comes up only once after the 80's in relation to a court case involving his son and wife in 1998:
https://web.archive.org/web/20240129182146/https://casetext....
Some additional links for the curious:
https://www.everycrsreport.com/files/19850712_IB85067_4a31a9...
https://www.chicagotribune.com/1985/12/04/from-general-dynam...
https://magazines.marinelink.com/Magazines/MaritimeReporter/...