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The Turkish Navy frigate TCG Orucreis arrived at New York Harbor, joining warships from more than 20 nations for the Sail4th 250 International Naval Review and Parade of Sail marking the 250th anniversary of U.S. independence.
The vessel is scheduled to participate in the Parade of Tall Ships on the Hudson River on July 4.
More than 40 ships representing at least 20 nations are set to take part in the July 4 parade. The ships and boats involved will carry roughly 20,000 sailors, with thousands of locals and tourists expected to flock to the city shorelines to watch.
The event includes the seventh full-scale naval review in the United States and the fourth held in New York Harbor.
The Sail4th 250 event extends past the holiday weekend, with ships on display from July 3 through July 8.
Commander of U.S. Coast Guard Sector New York Capt. Jonathan Andrechik, who once coordinated the rescue of 7,500 people during Hurricane Harvey in Texas, described the event as "by far the most complex planned event I have ever been part of," according to the New York Times (NYT).
Ships taking part include Italy's Amerigo Vespucci, a 329-foot three-masted vessel that has been in continuous operation since its launch in 1931, except during World War II.
Chile's Esmeralda, described as a "floating embassy" on the Sail4th website, has visited more than 300 ports worldwide.
The United States is represented in part by the Angelique, a privately owned vessel built in Florida in 1980 with red sails in the style of traditional British fishing trawlers.
One participant dropped out: Indonesia's K.R.I. Bima Suci, a 364-foot barque, withdrew because the Iran war required a course change that would have caused it to miss the event.
U.S. Vice President JD Vance and acting Secretary of the U.S. Navy Hung Cao will both board the aircraft carrier USS Kearsarge for the July 4 festivities, according to the U.S. Navy.
Vance, as the highest-ranking U.S. official present, will serve as the senior reviewing official for the naval review and deliver a speech celebrating the 250th anniversary, according to Freedom 250, the national organization coordinating the celebrations.
On July 3, a preliminary parade runs down the East River from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. from Hell Gate Bridge in Astoria, Queens, to Gravesend Bay in south Brooklyn.
On July 4, ships sail from Staten Island's Verrazano-Narrows Bridge up to the George Washington Bridge along the Hudson River.
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