The following was reported an hour ago on the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater Facebook page:
Clearwater was removed from the Sail4th 250 Parade of Sail by the USCG and escorted out of the Exclusion Zone by the US Coast Guard, US Navy, and NYPD.
Captain Rory Kane inquired why, and was informed the removal was due to the presence of banners reading: "Save the Clean Water Act" and "Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions."
A representative from Sail4th 250 informed the Captain the decision was "above them."
The sloop has a long and storied history of using the mains'l to share messages of hope and advocacy.
The Clearwater will continue sailing south of the Verrazano-Narrows Bridge until 3 p.m. and has 29 passengers and 19 crew aboard. . . .
Welcome To Russia. Or China. Or North Korea. Or Nazi Germany. Goodbye America.
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