Feds charge unlicensed boat captain after a mother, baby were killed in New York Harbor capsizing | CNN

Saturday evening’s favorable summer weather drew a steady stream of commercial ferries and private boats into a crowded New York Harbor, where passengers leaned over rails, straining for a clear glimpse of the city’s torch-bearing icon, the Statue of Liberty. Below them, the harbor caught the day’s final rays of sunlight alongside the emerging lights of the Manhattan skyline. But as the night grew dark, one serene weekend cruise turned deadly when a crowded private vessel suddenly capsized, sending all 14 onboard into the blackening water. A fleet of emergency vessels rushed to the open waters between Lady Liberty and the Brooklyn shore. Twelve people were pulled from the harbor, but for a young mother and her infant daughter, help came too late. Sara Sanchez, 27, and her 5-month-old, Antonella Garcia, both of Queens, were taken to the hospital in critical condition, where they were later pronounced dead, police said. The remaining survivors are in stable condition. Now, Manuel Hernandez, the pilot of the doomed vessel, faces two federal counts of misconduct or neglect of a ship officer resulting in death. The 46-year-old captain did not enter a plea during an initial appeara