NBC, Telemundo, NBC News NOW, and Peacock will be celebrating the 4th of July and the United States’ 250th anniversary with six hours of exclusive Sail4th 250 coverage. From 7 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET, tune in for coverage from New York Harbor and what is expected to be the largest maritime and aerial gathering in U.S. history.
The coverage will include the entirety of Sail4th 250’s International Parade of Sail in the Port of New York and New Jersey, including 48 tall ships from 20 nations, sailing under the Verrazzano-Narrows Bridge, past the Statue of Liberty, and up the Hudson River to the George Washington Bridge.
In addition, viewers will see an International Naval Review (INR 250), the seventh in U.S. history and fourth in New York Harbor, with 52 U.S. and allied naval vessels anchored on the Hudson River from the George Washington Bridge into New York Harbor. The REview will be led by the Blue Angels.
NBCUniversal will have nearly 50 camera covering the event on the ground, in the air, and in the water, with some placed on ships including the Queen Mary 2 and the U.S. Coast Guard’s Eagle. Aerial coverage will be provided by a fleet of drones, the NBC 4 New York helicopter and a blimp.
Coverage will begin at 7 a.m. ET, ahead of the ships’ entrance into the New York Harbor at 9:30 a.m. ET.
Today co-anchors Savannah Guthrie and Craig Melvin will host English-language coverage from 7 a.m. to 11 a.m. ET, with Today’s Sheinelle Jones and Laura Jarrett hosting from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m. ET. Telemundo’s Carlos Calderon, co-host of Hoy Dia, and Al Rojo Vivo co-host Lourdes Stephen will lead Spanish-language coverage.
Following the daytime coverage, NBC-owned stations will air a Sail4th 250 highlights special at 7 p.m. ET, leading into the 50th Anniversary of Macy’s Fourth of July Fireworks on NBC and Peacock.