A 27-year-old woman and a 5-month-old girl died after a speedboat capsized in New York Harbor Saturday, authorities say. The 22-foot Bayliner flipped over near Liberty Island around 10:25 p.m., officials said. Twelve other people were rescued from the water, while the two victims were taken to NYU Langone Hospital in critical condition, where they were pronounced dead. Their identities have not been released. The captain of the boat, Manuel Hernandez, 46, of New York, was arrested and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment. “On Saturday, August 8, 2026, at approximately 2225 hours, police received a 911 call reporting an overturned vessel in the vicinity of Liberty Island, within the confines of the 1st Precinct,” the NYPD said. “The NYPD’s Harbor Unit, SCUBA Team and Aviation responded to the scene.” The Coast Guard said investigators are examining whether the trip was functioning as an illegal charter.
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