Operator of boat in deadly crash faces federal charges

The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, leaving a mother and her baby daughter dead, is facing federal charges.

Investigators are focusing on the tour operator and the pilot of the boat that capsized in New York Bay on Saturday, killing a mother and her infant daughter.

U.S. federal prosecutors have taken over the case against the captain of a boat that capsized Saturday night in the busy waters near the Statue of Liberty, killing a young mother and her 5-month-old daughter, as authorities investigate what caused the boat to overturn.

Federal authorities take over case against captain charged in deadly New York boat capsizing  cnn.com

Exclusive pictures show the police boat making its way across the harbor after recovering the capsized vessel, which flipped over while dangerously overcrowded with 14 people on board just before 10 p.m. Saturday, according to police sources.