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Coast Guard Boots Clearwater from Sail4th Parade

7/5/2026

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  • The U.S. Coast Guard ordered the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater to leave the Sail4th 250 parade, removing it from harbor.
  • The Coast Guard said it was enforcing the no-political-message rule.
  • Director Jen Benson said officials threatened arrest if the ship stayed, not that they demanded banner removal.
  • Freedom 250, a Trump-administration group, organized Sail4th 250, with 40 tall ships from 20 nations traveling from Sandy Hook to George Washington Bridge.