Around noon today a boater called 911 stating their boat had capsized in the Ambrose Channel between Staten Island and Brooklyn. There were reportedly six souls on board, three have died, two are in the hospital, one is still missing.
It's unknown the type of boat it was but early reports state it was smaller in size, not a large shipping container ship that navigates the channel heading to ports in Newark, Elizabeth and Bayonne. While the water is freezing there are still hardcore anglers that fish, I would guess for blackfish, during the water.
I also have the utmost respect for water, and for other boats that are out there. Almost to the point of not feeling comfortable as there's a ton of things that could go wrong. I've seen it first hand, as my friends know, being out there in that same channel when a friend got into a spot. They all survived but were shaken, as I was along with the two sports I had fishing with me that day.
RIP to those that lost their lives and to the families of those involved.