In a story that did not seem like it could get any more unusual, the long-running Chabad library dispute in Washington, DC that has resulted in a Russian fine art loan embargo for nearly a year took a maritime turn in San Francisco this weekend. At the last minute, a sailing ship named the Nadezhda that was headed to San Francisco on a goodwill tour stopped short of entering the port. It anchored just outside the Golden Gate and awaited a pilot to guide it in. When the pilot headed out, a message was received that the Russian ship would not be docking, and it headed for Mexico.
Russian Ship Turns Away from San Francisco as Part of Chabad Russian Art Embargo Dispute
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Nicholas O'Donnell on October 31, 2011 at 5:05 AM
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Topics: Russia, Vladimir Vinokurov, Restitution, art embargo, Foreign Sovereign Immunities, Chabad, Nadezhda
