River

Yacht crashes into Hudson River harbor, injuring dozens

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Yacht crashes into Hudson River harbor, injuring dozens

Dozens of people suffered minor injuries Saturday afternoon when a yacht carrying 352 passengers crashed into a pier on the Hudson River in New York City, authorities said. Some reports suggested the yacht was hosting a party when the crash took place at Henry Hudson Parkway and 125th Street in Manhattan shortly after 4 p.m. … Read more

New arrest in human smuggling deaths on the St. Lawrence River

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New arrest in human smuggling deaths on the St. Lawrence River

U.S. authorities on Sunday arrested the brother of the boat pilot who drowned along with eight members of two families during a March 2023 human smuggling run across the St. Lawrence River.  Timothy Oakes, the brother of Casey Oakes, is facing charges related to alien smuggling resulting in death and alien smuggling for financial gain, … Read more