Nave Amerigo Vespucci arrived in New York, as foreseen by the World Tour and Campaign program in North America, and on the day when the port of the Big Apple and the Hudson become one of the stages of celebrations for the 250 years of independence of the United States. The Navy’s school ship is one of the units involved in Sail4th250, the program that brings together large ships, military ships and air vehicles in a naval review built around 4 July. Vespucci will travel to Pier 86, in the area of the Intrepid Museum, and will depart on July 8.
It is the ninth time that the Navy’s school ship arrives in the city: the first was in 1933, at the end of its first ocean crossing, then the return of 1951, after the war, and more recently the stages of 2000 and 2017. In the middle there is also the most significant precedent, that of 1976, when Vespucci participated in the celebrations of the Bicentenary of the United States. Fifty years later, Hudson and New York Port returned to the same scenario for the 250 years of American independence. The link with the United States has often been told through a phrase almost inseparable from the ship, that of the carrier USS Independence that in 1962 saluted it as “the most beautiful ship in the world”.
After the parade the ship will be visited: public visits are scheduled on 5 and 6 July from 12 to 17.30, and on 7 July from 12 to 14.30, with mandatory reservation through the system of the Intrepid Museum. Access is free, but the number of places is limited.
In the following days the bridge of the ship will be used also for Italian institutional appointments. Sunday 5 July Veronafiere, Vinitaly and ITA will present Vinitaly. USA, that is the attempt to strengthen in the United States a story of Italian wine that not only passes from the great brands already known, but also from the territories and productions less known to the American public. The same evening the trophy of the America’s Cup will be on board, also because the next edition of the competition will be held in Naples in 2027, with the Match scheduled from July 10.
The program will continue on Monday with a meeting of the Fondazione Francesca Rava and with an appointment promoted by the Municipality of Genoa, which will use the stage to present itself to tour operators and specialized press. On Tuesday, July 7, the ship will enter a more directly diplomatic context, with an event linked to the fifth United Nations Chiefs of Police Summit, dedicated to the protection of cultural heritage in peace operations. The Italian Representation at the UN announced the streaming link from the Amerigo Vespucci for the meeting on security, criminal threats and protection of cultural goods.
L’Amerigo Vespucci is preparing to enter the port of New York proviene da IlNewyorkese.