Federal prosecutors have taken over the case against the captain of a boat that capsized Saturday night in the busy waters near the Statue of Liberty, killing a young mother and her 5-month-old ...

Manuel Hernandez, the boat's 46-year-old captain, was arrested on reckless endangerment charges and also charged in federal court with two counts of misconduct and neglect.

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 ...

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The captain of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor earlier this month, killing a baby and her mother, has been detained by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement, authorities said.

The 46-year-old was arrested after a Coast Guard investigation into the Aug. 8 crash that left a mother and her 5-month-old daughter dead ...

Immigration officials allege the boat operator illegally entered the US from El Salvador and lied about his citizenship.

The New York City Fire Department confirmed that over a dozen people were rescued from the water after the vessel overturned on Saturday, Aug. 8 ...

A survivor of a fatal boat capsize near New York's Statue of Liberty has shared harrowing details about the tragedy which claimed the life of a young mother and her five-month-old baby. Sara Raez told ...

Prosecutors allege Manuel Hernandez was illegally operating the boat at the time of the accident. The Department of Homeland Security said he is in the U.S. illegally.

In a statement to Global News, the NYPD said police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel in the vicinity of Liberty Island on Saturday at 10:25 p.m. local time.

NEW YORK (AP) — A woman and infant died after a boat capsized Saturday night in New York Harbor, police said. The boat overturned around 10:25 p.m. near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty.