AHO ERKKI, PIETARI .
Aho
Erkki , was born in Kemi ,on 12 .3 .1909 and died on 19.2.1988.
He made his first voyage in 1928 in the Finnish ship MADONIA , and subsequently sailed in the CHARTERHAGUE
, GULLKRONA ,
ALASTOR , l' AVENIR , and OLIVEBANK .
He obtained his Master Mariner's certificate in Raumo in 1941.
Erkki Ahi rounded Cape Horn twice ,
eastwards , in 1934 as Ordinary Seaman in
the 4- masted barque l' AVENIR ,
Master Nils Erkson , and
in 1935
as Carpenter in the 4- masted barque OLIVEBANK , Master
Linus Lindvall.
He his
Mollyhawk .
Erkki Aho served as 2nd Mate in the SVERRE and AIRISTO ,
and as Chief Mate of the WISA , ALDEN
and LAILA .
He was Master of ships belonging to the
John Nurminen Oy Company -LIILA ,LAILA KONTIO and MARJA- LIISA
NURMINEN .
Erkki Aho served as Maritime Expert in
the Municipal Court of Kemi and also held the post of Harbour Master of Kemi .