Captain charged after boat capsizes near Statue of Liberty, killing mother and infant daughter | CNN

A woman and her baby died after a boat carrying 14 people capsized near the Statue of Liberty on Saturday night, authorities said — triggering a multiagency search for the victims in the busy waters of New York Harbor. The captain of the boat, Manuel Hernandez, 46, of Manhattan, was arrested early Sunday and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, the New York Police Department said. The US Coast Guard is investigating what caused the boat to capsize and whether the vessel was operating illegally as an uncredentialed charter, the agency said. The investigation is being conducted with the Coast Guard Investigative Service and the NYPD. An illegal charter is a passenger-for-hire operation that lacks required Coast Guard credentials, safety equipment and a certificate of inspection, according to the Coast Guard. “We are committed to holding illegal operators accountable to (the) highest extent of the law to ensure the safety of everyone on our waterways,” said Capt. Doreen McCarthy, the Coast Guard’s Sector New York commander. It’s not clear what type of boat the passengers were on, but a law enforcement source briefed on the investigation told CNN investigators bel