Coronavirus updates: Arrests after illicit party boat with 170 guests cruises around New York City
Source: ABC News
The owners and captain of The Liberty Belle, a large riverboat that can fit up to 600 guests with four bars and three outdoor decks, have been arrested after flouting the rules and hosting a party on Saturday with more than 170 guests on board.
Ronny Vargas and Alex Suazo, the boat's owners, were arrested on Saturday night and accused of violating a number of state law provisions.
"Deputy Sheriffs intercept the Liberty Belle at Pier 36 & arrest owners and captain for illegal party: violation of social distancing provisions of the Mayor's and Governor's Emergency Orders, Alcohol Beverage Control Law: unlicensed bar & bottle club & Navigation Law," the Sheriff's Office said in a statement.
The Sheriff's Office also said that the captain of the boat, who was not identified, was issued a summons for not displaying its identification number.
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while undergoing repairs down in Baltimore.
https://baltimore.cbslocal.com/2013/08/29/going-going-gone-riverboat-sold-for-more-than-300k-at-baltimore-auction/
Once it was sold, it chugged on up to NY and belonged to this group (who I suppose sold/leased it to the 2 mentioned in the OP article) - http://captainjpcruise.com/liberty-belle/
Although it's obviously not like one of the big ocean liners it apparently steamed on down the Delaware river to near where it empties into the Delaware Bay and I expect it cut across the MD/DE peninsula's "Chesapeake & Delaware Canal" (which I didn't even know existed but it obviously makes sense that it does exist 
) to get to Baltimore. As long as it hugged the coast, it should be fine. It was apparently built in 1997, so it's not like it's a "vintage" wooden river paddle boat (and I read its max speed was something like 9 mph). It's also possible that a tug dragged it too.
