Conflict · Archive14 Aboard 22-Foot Boat Capsize Near Statue of Liberty, Woman and Baby KilledAired August 10, 2026 at 9:53 AM UTCWritten September 7, 2026 at 9:22 PM UTCRead the write-upThis storyTranscript · LOADING0:00A 22-foot boat carrying 14 people0:02capsized just before [music] 10:300:04Saturday night in New York Harbor near0:05the Statue of Liberty, and a 27-year-old0:08woman and a 5-month-old [music] baby0:09girl were later pronounced dead at the0:11hospital. All 14 people aboard were0:13eventually pulled from the water.0:14[music]0:1512 survived. The vessel measured only 220:18feet long. The operator is identified as0:2046-year-old [music] Manuel Hernandez,0:22who is in custody this afternoon on 130:24counts of reckless endangerment. An NYPD0:27helicopter was above the scene as NYPD,0:30Coast Guard, and FDNY teams responded on0:33the harbor to recover everyone from the0:35water. Investigators have not yet0:36determined what caused the capsizing and0:38whether the boat was operating as an0:40illegal charter. Questions now under0:42investigation by the NYPD and the Coast0:44Guard that will determine further0:45charges and accountability for the two0:47deaths. So far, the details have not0:49received broader independent0:50confirmation, leaving the full0:52circumstances still to be established as0:54that investigation continues.Explore with HeyDexThe shortThe short ↗