Captain charged after woman and five-month-old die in New York boat capsizing

Manuel Hernandez charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment after boat overturned in New York harbor

The captain of a boat that capsized in the New York harbor on Saturday evening has been charged following the deaths of a 27-year-old woman and five-month-old girl.

Manuel Hernandez, 46, was arrested and charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment in the early hours of Sunday morning, a New York police department spokesperson told the Guardian.