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Entertainment and Culture8/9/20261 min read
The U.S. Coast Guard says the operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was chartered illegally. Authorities say the speedboat…
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- A 22-foot Bayliner speedboat capsized in New York Harbor near Liberty Island around 10:25 p.m. Saturday, killing a 27-year-old woman and her 5-month-old daughter, according to the U.S. Coast Guard.
- Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived, and police divers later recovered the mother and infant, who were pronounced dead at a hospital; the other survivors were reported in stable condition.
- Manuel Hernandez, 46, of New York, the boat's operator, has been charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, police said.
- Authorities are investigating whether the vessel was operating as an illegal charter, defined by the Coast Guard as a passenger-for-hire operation lacking proper credentials, safety equipment, and inspection certificates.
- Coast Guard Sector New York commander Capt. Doreen McCarthy expressed condolences to the victims' family and praised the swift rescue efforts by partner agencies and a Good Samaritan vessel.
- Adam Schwartz said his sightseeing company's hot tub boat, Sea the City II, was cruising nearby when the accident happened; its captain and crew assisted, alerted the Coast Guard, and helped bring the 12 survivors to land in Brooklyn, while the victims' identities remained withheld pending family notification.
NEW YORK (AP) The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an