Cika wannan jumla: A cikin 1947 "Empire Gallant" an sayar da shi ga Borchard (UK) Ltd kuma an sake masa suna "Richard Borchard". Bayan sanarwar 'yancin kai na Isra'ila da kuma farkon
Arab-Israeli War, Misira ta kafa manufofin kwace kayayyaki a cikin sufuri zuwa Falasɗinu wanda zai kasance da amfani ga ƙoƙarin sojan Masar. "Richard Borchard" ya kasance a Alexandria a ranar 17 ga Mayu. An kwace kayan aikinta na aluminum, 'ya'yan itace da aka bushe, kayan aiki, motoci, ruwan teku da tin. An yi iƙirarin cewa jirgin ruwan na Zionist ne mallakar Italiya. A ranar 1 ga Janairu, 1949, an kama "Richard Borchard" a Haifa, Isra'ila ta wani jirgin ruwa na Masar da jirgin ruwa na Masar. Ta tsaya bayan an harbe ta a cikin bakinta kuma an ba ta izinin ci gaba bayan an yi bincike na farko don kayan kwangila.