In a heartbreaking incident that occurred on Saturday night near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty, a 22-foot Bayliner speedboat capsized, resulting in the deaths of a 27-year-old woman and her five-month-old daughter. The Coast Guard reported that the boat, suspected to be an illegal charter, overturned around 10:25 p.m., with twelve individuals rescued from the water before the arrival of police. Divers later recovered the victims in the water, who were pronounced dead at a hospital. The remaining survivors are reported to be in stable condition. Manuel Hernandez, aged 46, from New York, has been charged with reckless endangerment in connection with the incident. Investigations are ongoing by the Coast Guard and local police to ascertain whether the vessel was an unauthorized charter service, as it lacked necessary Coast Guard credentials, safety equipment, and inspection certificates. Sea the City II, a sightseeing company's hot tub boat, took on the twelve survivors after the accident. The identities of the victims have not been released pending notification of family members. Capt. Doreen McCarthy, the Coast Guard Sector New York commander, expressed condolences to the bereaved families and commended the heroic efforts of partner agencies and Good Samaritan vessels that assisted in the rescue operation.