Vessel forced out of New York ship parade over ‘politically charged’ banners

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA537406072026RP1-PREVIEW:48000:MP3 mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA537406072026RP1-STREAM:22.050:MP3 mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA537406072026RP1-STREAM:48000:M4A aac

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA537406072026RP1-STREAM:48000:MP3 mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA537406072026RP1-STREAM:48000:WAV wav

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA537406072026RP1-STREAM:48000M:WAV wav

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA538606072026RP1-PREVIEW:48000:MP3 mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA538606072026RP1-STREAM:22.050:MP3 mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA538606072026RP1-STREAM:48000:M4A aac

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA538606072026RP1-STREAM:48000:MP3 mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA538606072026RP1-STREAM:48000:WAV wav

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOA538606072026RP1-STREAM:48000M:WAV wav

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP537406072026RP1-BASEIMAGE:960X540 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP537406072026RP1-THUMBNAIL:160X90 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP537406072026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP537406072026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:512X288 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP538606072026RP1-BASEIMAGE:960X540 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP538606072026RP1-THUMBNAIL:160X90 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP538606072026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOP538606072026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:512X288 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:2000:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:5128:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:MPG mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:700:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:8256:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:8256M:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:SRT srt

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:VTT vtt

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV537406072026RP1-STREAM:SHOTLIST:JSON json

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:2000:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:5128:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:MPG mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:700:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:8256:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:8256M:16X9:MP4 H264/mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:SRT srt

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:CLOSEDCAPTION:VTT vtt

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LOV538606072026RP1-STREAM:SHOTLIST:JSON json

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I50:MP4 mp4

Read more Duterte ally arrested over plunder charge ahead of impeachment trial

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I60:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-STREAM:2128:16X9:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD525I30:MPG mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD625I25:MPG mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD537406072026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:768X432 jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I50:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-STREAM:13756:16X9:HD1080I60:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-STREAM:1756:16X9:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-STREAM:2128:16X9:MP4 mp4

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD525I30:MPG mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-STREAM:6756:16X9:SD625I25:MPG mpeg

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-THUMBNAILGRID jpegBaseline

tag:reuters.com,2026:binary_LWD538606072026RP1-VIEWIMAGE:768X432 jpegBaseline

NEW YORK – The U.S. Coast Guard said “politically charged” messages led to the removal of an environmental group’s vessel from a fleet of sailing ships gathered in New York on Saturday to celebrate the country’s 250th anniversary.

Read more Australia PM Albanese apologises for crude Kylie Minogue remark

A ship owned by the Hudson River Sloop Clearwater environmental organization was forced out of the Sail4th 250 parade in New York Harbor, the Coast Guard said in a statement emailed to Reuters.

The ship had banners that read, “Save the Clean Water Act” and “Indigenous Rights, Racial Justice, Climate Solutions”.

Participants in the event had agreed to refrain from displaying political or politically charged messages or statements, according to the Coast Guard, which said it enforced the agreement on behalf of Sail4th.

“The owner of the sloop Clearwater was contacted and requested to remove the message being displayed or be removed from the parade of sail,” the Coast Guard said. “They declined to remove it.”

Jen Benson, director of advocacy and communications at Hudson River Sloop Clearwater, disputed the claim. She said the Coast Guard did not ask for the messages to be taken down, but requested the ship leave the sailing route or risk arrest.

“We don’t feel like advocating for clean water is a politically charged message,” Benson said. “People on all sides of the aisle, and no sides at all, have been fighting in the United States for clean water in different ways.”

Sail4th 250 was one of the events organized by Freedom 250, a group created by the Trump administration to plan celebrations for the country’s 250th anniversary. More than 40 tall ships from 20 foreign countries participated, traveling through New York Harbor from near Sandy Hook, New Jersey, up to the George Washington Bridge.

Hudson River Sloop Clearwater’s website says the group’s mission is to “protect the Hudson River by stewarding an intergenerational community of river advocates through education, advocacy, sailing, and music.”

Read more Ford Makes A Bigger Push On Expedition Leasing This July

(Reporting by Nicole Jao in New York; Editing by Sergio Non and Jamie Freed)

Copyright Reuters or USA Today Network via Reuters Connect.