Skipper of NYC boat that burst into flames had no license to operate vessel: prosecutors
The captain of a charter yacht that burst into flames off a Bronx shoreline had no license to operate the vessel — and has been indicted on a boatload of ...
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Battery Park City flooding project could ‘doom’ boating businesses faced with closing marina
They’re being left high and dry. A construction project meant to protect Battery Park City from the next Superstorm Sandy could wash away business for a group of charter boat ...
Fishing boat docked at NYC pier begins sinking with 11 passengers on board after dark: cops
A fishing boat with 11 passengers on board began sinking off a Brooklyn pier on Wednesday night, prompting emergency responders to make a speedy rescue, according to cops. Officials received ...
Florida boater tried to kill wife by throwing her overboard after his line snapped on fishing trip — but she clung to boat and survived
The fishing line snapped — and so did he. A Florida boater tried to kill his wife and dump her body at sea after being set off by a snapped ...
Naked NYC man steals boat, takes joyride in Hudson River as cops chase him
His dinghy was in full view. A naked, unhinged man jumped into a small dinghy at a Manhattan marina Saturday and took off in the Hudson River before jumping onto ...
Quick-thinking daughter, 10, saves dad’s life after bloody mishap in raging river: ‘I was helpless and hopeless’
A heroic daughter saved her badly bleeding and paralyzed father’s life the very moment he thought he was going to die after a freak diving accident into a treacherous Louisiana ...
Captain arrested as NYC boat explosion forces 22 passengers to swim for their lives
The captain of a 35-foot boat that burst into flames off the Bronx shoreline Saturday night and injured 23 passengers was arrested for drunken driving, police said. Joshua Brito, 33, ...
3 bodies found in NYC East River in one day — including girl, 15, swept away by fast-moving current: cops
The body of a 15-year-old girl who vanished in the East River last week was recovered, police said. Grace Ilogene was spotted floating in the fast-moving river just before 12:27 p.m. Friday, ...
Mexican Navy tall ship that struck Brooklyn Bridge was on annual transcontinental journey to finish cadet training
The Mexican Navy tall ship that struck the Brooklyn Bridge late Saturday night has set sail annually for the last four decades as the culmination of its cadets’ training in ...
Terrified witnesses describe ‘scary’ moment Mexican navy tall ship crashed into Brooklyn Bridge, injuring 19: ‘A lot of people were crying’
Terrified witnesses heard the deafening sound of screams as a massive Mexican navy tall ship crashed into the Brooklyn Bridge Saturday night. Panicked parkgoers in Brooklyn Bridge Park could be ...
