Overview

• Fire broke out around 8 p.m. on June 7 on a 44-foot powerboat near Hart Island, sending all 22 passengers into the water.
• The FDNY Marine 4 crew rescued three people from the water as the other 19 swam to Hart Island, where NYPD, FDNY and Coast Guard teams evacuated them to medical facilities.
• One passenger was hospitalized in critical condition and others suffered injuries ranging from serious to minor, with all expected to recover.
• Captain Joshua Brito, 33, was arrested at the scene and faces charges of reckless endangerment and driving while intoxicated.
• Investigators have ruled out a collision as the cause and continue probing the blaze’s origin.