The operator of a boat that capsized in New York Harbor, killing a mother and her infant daughter, is facing criminal charges and authorities are investigating whether the vessel was an illegal charter, the US Coast Guard said on Sunday. The 22-foot Bayliner speedboat overturned at 10.25pm on Saturday near Liberty Island, home to the Statue of Liberty, the US Coast Guard said. Twelve people were rescued from the water before police arrived and police divers later located the 27-year-old woman and five-month-old girl in the water. Manuel Hernandez, 46, of New York, has been charged with 13 counts of reckless endangerment, police said. The victims’ identities have not been released pending notification of family, police said on Sunday.