Happy Fourth of July to those who don't.
The Parade of Tall Ships begins at 9:30 am EDT today.
From CBS News, July 4:
Parade of Ships travels along NYC waterfront for Sail4th 250 celebration
The biggest Fourth of July celebration in New York City history is underway, with part of it being the Sail4th 250 event.
Forty ships from the United States and around the world are setting sail at 9:30 a.m. from the Verrazzano Bridge. They will make their way up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge. It's the largest parade of tall ships ever assembled.
The festivities kicked off Friday afternoon when a group of Class B tall ships traveled down the East River from the Hell Gate Bridge to Gravesend, Brooklyn.
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NBC New York will be broadcasting the parade live:
Follow along live as 48 tall ships from around the world head to New York Harbor for the U.S. 250thAs well as Fox 5 New York:
Live: Tall ships parade down NYC's East River
Here are the ships that will be participating:
https://sail4th.org/tall-ships
e.g.
AMERIGO VESPUCCI is a 329-foot, full-rigged three-masted sail training vessel of the Italian Navy homeported in La Spezia, Italy. She carries 30,400 square feet of sail and has a standard complement of 16 officers, 70 NCOs, and 190 sailors (and 130 Naval Academy cadets in summer). Launched in 1931, she has been continuously active except during World War II. She made circumnavigations in 2002 and 2023 Named after the eponymous explorer, Amerigo Vespucci often takes part in sailing parades and tall ship races, where she is in amicable rivalry with Gorch Fock.
While sailing the Mediterranean in 1962, the aircraft carrier USS Independence flashed the Amerigo Vespucci with the light signal asking: "Who are you?" The response: "Training ship Amerigo Vespucci, Italian Navy." The Independence replied: "You are the most beautiful ship in the world." In 2022, the Amerigo Vespucci sailed by the American aircraft carrier USS George H. W. Bush, which saluted the ship and commented: "You are still, after 60 years, the most beautiful ship in the world."
