The Russian tall ship Pallada moored in Vladivostok in June 2019. The Pallada recently departed from a goodwill tour in North Korea—one of the few foreign nations whose ports are still open to Russian military ships. (Shutterstock/Dusya Kan)

A Russian Tall Ship Had an Unusual ‘Goodwill Tour’ Destination: North Korea

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Despite its Russian ownership, the Pallada was built in Poland, and is named for the Greek goddess Athena (Pallas).

For America’s 250th anniversary celebrations on July 4 last month, more than 40 “tall ships” from around the world visited New York City for Sail250, led by the United States Coast Guard training ship USCGC Eagle (WIX-327). One country that wasn’t invited to take part was Russia, which operates one such vessel: the Pallada, a three-masted tall ship built in Gdańsk, Poland, shortly before the dissolution of the Soviet Union.

Although the Pallada didn’t make a port call to the Big Apple, it did visit North Korea, arriving at Wonsan last week and departing on Monday.

“The Pallada’s visit to Wonsan was a complete success. All the goals and........

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