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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.
