{"id":34951,"date":"2026-08-09T18:49:50","date_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:49:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34951"},"modified":"2026-08-09T18:49:50","modified_gmt":"2026-08-09T13:49:50","slug":"captain-hit-with-slew-of-charges-after-boat-capsized-near-liberty-island-killing-2-including-infant","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/usnews-14267fa.ingress-comporellon.ewp.live\/?p=34951","title":{"rendered":"Captain hit with slew of charges after boat capsized near Liberty Island, killing 2, including infant"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><script>\r\n  atOptions = {\r\n    'key' : '644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6',\r\n    'format' : 'iframe',\r\n    'height' : 90,\r\n    'width' : 728,\r\n    'params' : {}\r\n  };\r\n<\/script>\r\n<script src=\"https:\/\/www.highperformanceformat.com\/644b717812d811d6a1c1fc5b6ccd6fa6\/invoke.js\"><\/script>\r\n<br \/>\n<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nypost.com\/wp-content%2Fuploads%2Fsites%2F2%2F2026%2F08%2Fliberty-boat-crash-comp.jpg?quality%3D90%26strip%3Dall\" \/><\/p>\n<div>\n<p>The captain of the boat that capsized in New York Harbor late Saturday \u2014 killing a baby and a 27-year-old woman \u2014 was hit with more than a dozen charges for driving it while dangerously overloaded, according to sources.<\/p>\n<p>The operator, who has not been publicly identified, faces 13 charges of reckless endangerment after the motorboat he was steering flipped over off the coast of Liberty Island just before 10:30 p.m. Saturday.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>FDNY units respond to a capsized vessel off Liberty Island on Saturday, August 8, 2026. <span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The deadly incident left two dead, a 27-year-old woman and an infant. <span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The vessel, a 22-foot bowrider motorboat, was overloaded with 14 people on board, NYPD sources told The Post.<\/p>\n<p>Two passengers are confirmed to have died, including a 5-month-old baby and a 27-year-old woman. Neither has been identified pending family notification, the NYPD said.<\/p>\n<aside class=\"single__inline-module aligncenter wp-block-nypost-editor-primary-tag\">\n<\/aside>\n<p>Multiple agencies, including the NYPD, the FDNY, the US Coast Guard and Air Sea Rescue, were scrambled to the scene and the captain of the vessel was taken into custody.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"nyp-slideshow-modal-image wp-block-image aligncenter size-large\"><figcaption>The remaining 11 passengers were removed from the water and transported to Brooklyn\u2019s Lutheran Hospital in stable condition with minor injuries. <span class=\"credit\">Paul Martinka for NY Post<\/span><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The remaining 11 passengers were removed from the water and transported to Brooklyn\u2019s Lutheran Hospital in stable condition with minor injuries.<\/p>\n<p><em>This is a developing story. 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