Capsized boat on Tuesday killed a 7-year-old boy and a 50-year-old woman (Image: PA/AP)

The boat, which capsized in New York’s Hudson River and killed two passengers, may have carried more people than anticipated.

The 24-foot-long Yamaha AR240, nicknamed Stimulus Money, had a maximum capacity of 12 people, or about £2,698, according to specifications from Hardcore Marine.

Hours after the boat capsized Tuesday afternoon, authorities said there were 12 people on board. But on Wednesday night, police revealed that at least 13 people were on board.

Lindelia Basquez, 50, who was renting a boat, and her relative Julian Basquez, 7, were killed and several others were injured.

“There are no immediate signs of fraud,” law enforcement sources said, but the boats’ overcapacity could cause problems for charter companies, owners or operators, attorney Jeffrey Goodman told the New York Post on Thursday.

“It is the responsibility of the charter company, the boat owner and the operator. I can’t say who did what here, but I am an associate attorney with Salz Mongeluzzi & Bendeski who has represented victims’ families in other boating cases. A Goodman said.

Goodman goes on to say, “Often boat operators say it’s okay because there are a lot of little kids, but this is completely inconsistent with the rules…

“Children and adults do not change the safety margin when restarting.”

It was not immediately clear how many children were on the boat besides Julian.

According to Goodman, boats capsize more frequently due to weight and/or wave issues.

“If the boat is leaning to one side, it indicates how the weight is distributed in the boat or how the waves hit the boat,” he said.

NY Waterway spokesman Willy Nobel denied allegations that Stimulus Money was nullified because the ferry passed, saying the nearest ferry was four minutes away at the time of the accident.

“It’s too far away to see a prominent contrail,” Nobel said.

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