Sail4th 250 brings 80 ships and 20,000 sailors to New York Harbor this July 4th in what organizers call the largest maritime gathering in American history
New York Harbor will host the largest maritime and aerial gathering in American history this July 4th, with 80 vessels and 20,000 sailors participating in Sail4th 250, a historic flotilla spanning the Hudson and East Rivers.
Sail4th 250 brings 80 ships and 20,000 sailors to New York Harbor this July 4th in what organizers call the largest maritime gathering in American history
New York Harbor will host the largest maritime and aerial gathering in American history this July 4th, with 80 vessels and 20,000 sailors participating in Sail4th 250, a historic flotilla spanning the Hudson and East Rivers.
New York Harbor will host what’s being called the largest maritime and aerial gathering in American history this weekend, with about 80 vessels and 20,000 sailors converging for Sail4th 250, a two-day flotilla marking 250 years of American independence, according to WABC-TV.
The 20,000 sailors represent ten times the typical Fleet Week headcount, WABC-TV reports. The fleet includes more than 40 tall ships with white sails, about 32 warships, and possibly the USS Nimitz, one of the Navy’s aircraft carriers. Nearly 200 military aircraft are expected to fly overhead.
Chris O’Brien, the president of Sail4th 250, is coordinating with more than 1,000 people from different agencies to manage the logistics. “Certain ships have to dock at certain times because of the tides,” he told WABC-TV.
The event runs across two days. On July 3 starting at 1 p.m., about two dozen Class B mid-sized vessels will sail down the East River. Then on July 4…
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