charging documents

“which is required for a vessel to operate with paying customers onboard, and, in fact, the Vessel was of a type and size that made it ineligible to receive a COI for the type of operation conducted by Hernandez,”

charging documents · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-10

Hernandez was allegedly operating the vessel without a valid Coast Guard Certificate of Inspection, according to the charging documents.

“knowingly operated the Vessel with an infant onboard, knowing that the infant was not wearing a personal floatation device,”

federal charging documents · said date not stated · reported 2026-08-10

Hernandez was operating the vessel with 14 people onboard, exceeding the maximum allowable capacity of 10, according to federal charging documents.