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Amazing concept: A tall ship you can actually see close up
By adamg on Fri, 05/29/2009 - 10:42pm
The Esmeralda, a Chilean tall ship, was docked for a couple of days at the Charlestown Navy Yard, and amazingly, the city did absolutely nothing to keep people from seeing it. Faegirl took a lot of photos and provides some history of the ship, including its role as a torture chamber during the Pinochet years.
Copyright Faegirl. Posted in the Universal Hub Flickr group.
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La Esmeralda's bloody history
including its role as a torture chamber during the Pinochet years.
I vaguely recalled the Esmeralda causing some protests at earlier Tall Ships events. A little Googling reminded me of why:
La Esmeralda: This Tall Ship Has A Bloody, Brutal History (from the Baltimore Sun in 2000)
Google News search doesn't
Google News search doesn't show any current mention of this history in Boston press.
The Herald so far has simply relayed an announcement of the visit.
Perhaps over the weekend?