the body. 62-year-old paul amon of bay ville ville, new jersey, was recovered yesterday. authorities have not released the eye identities of the two missing crew members, although years old. it was early yesterday morning when the 90-foot tugboat hit a stationary construction barge at the boat quickly took on water and sank. we spoke with amon's daughter by phone, her dad was supposed to be on vacation, but they called him to go back to work. >> he picked up his bags, excited to go because he loved the job. he grew up working on the water and he was in the navy. he was on diesel subs in the navy and we just always grew up around the water. >> we also expected at some point today crews will begin the process of at least attempting to pull that tugboat out of the water. right now it is at the bottom of the hudson river.

the daughter of paul amon, who died after this crash, said that her father was a passionate crew man. the two men he was working with at the time are still missing. the search will continue shortly here. >> 40 feet underwater is where the tugboat remains. two crewmembers missing after the 84-foot vessel pulling a crane crashed into a construction barge under the tappan zee bridge saturday morning. 62-year-old paul amon of bayville, new jersey, died in the accident. and was found shortly after the crash. cbs2 spoke to his daughter. >> he loved fishing. everything to do with the water. he loved his tugboat job. when it was time to his work, he enjoyed it. >> the 21 crewmembers on the themselves and were not injured. no workers in the water from that bar. >> the u.s. coast guard and diving specialists fighting condition saturday night, had to suspend efforts to find the two missing crewmembers as choppy 40 degrees waters made it impossible to gain any traction in the search. >> the current is moving very quickly. so when someone enters the water, the water wants to drag them downstream a

. >> reporter: the daughter of paul amon, the man who was found in the water after this crash, says her dad was passionate about his job as a tugboat crewmen. now crews will resume the search this morning for the two crewmembers who were on the boat with him when it crashed. >> 40 feet underwater. missing after the 84-foot vessel pulling a crane crashed into a construction barge under the tappan zee bridge saturday morning. >> 62-year-old paul amon of bayville, new jersey died in the accident. but was found shortly after the crash. cbs2 spoke to his daughter. >> he loves going sailing and fishing and everything to do with the water. he loved his job. when it was time to go to work, he enjoyed it. >> the 21 crewmembers on the barge were able to brace themselves and were not injured. >> the u.s. coast guard and diving specialists fighting condition saturday night -- and had to suspend efforts to crewmembers as choppy 40 degrees waters made it in the search. quickly. so when someone goes into the water, the water wants to drag >> this is the second deadly accident with a construction barge

after the 84-foot vessel pulling a crane crashed the tappan zee bridge saturday morning. 62-year-old paul amon of bayville, new jersey died in the accident. but was found shortly after the crash. we spoke to his daughter. >> he loves going sailing and fishing. he loved everything to do with the water. he loves his tugboat job. when it was time to go to work, he enjoyed it. >> the 21 crewmembers working on the barge were able to brace themselves and were not injured. >> the u.s. coast guard and diving specialists fighting the conditions saturday night, had to suspend efforts to find the two missing crewmembers. it impossible to gain any traction in the search. >> the current is moving very quickly. so when someone is in the water -- the water wants to drag them downstream at a high rate >> this deadly accident -- tugboat operator they confessed to drinking crashed into a barge killing a bride-to-be and her family last year. that crashed lead to more safety improvements and better lighting in the area. the latest accident here is raising questions. >> was there enough lighting? how familiar were

yesterday.the other crew member found was 62-year-old paul amon, of bayview, new jersey. 56-year-oldndez, of staten island, new york, remains missing. visibility for divers searching the water and the badly damaged tug was only about 6 inches. the accident is still under investigation. a 26-year-old alaska man is set to appear in court on charges that he intentionally drove a snowmobile into the teams of two top mushers competing in the iditarod sled dog race. arnold demoski of the checkpoint village of nulato was arrested yesterday on suspicion of assault, reckless endangerment, reckless driving and six counts of criminal mischief. he says he was on the way home after a night of drinking when he struck others yesterday morning. the crashes killed one dog and injured at least three others. in ankara, turkey.at least 34 people are dead and more than 120 injured following a car bomb attack. reports say the explosion happened near a busy park in the capital. medical responders and police rushed to the scene to help those wounded. in february, a bombing targeting military vehicles in the

two other crew members died on board as well. 62-year-old paul amon of new jersey. he was found soon after the crash. the body of 29-year-old timothy conklin of westbri long island was recovered sunday morning by search divers. the crew part of a three boat operation traveling south, was escorting a barge carrying a crane. when the operation started to drift near the stationary construction barge, under the tappan zee bridge. >> there are reports that there were radio transmissions from the tug on the right that said we are too close. we have to move left. but they couldn't move in time. >> was there enough lighting? how familiar were they with this part of the hudson river? >> the boat sank in moments. the impact causing severe damage. now, the wreckage is deemed too dangerous for divers to risk going inside. >> officials say a private scene later this afternoon to assess how to get this tugboat out of the hudson river. in tarrytown, magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. >>> and still ahead, harrowing moments for train passengers. an amtrak train derails overnight in kansas

the body of 62-year-old paul amon of new jersey was recovered yesterday. his daughter tells us he was on vacation when he was called to go back to work. it was around 5:30 when the 90-foot tugboat crashed into a stationary construction barge at the tappan zee bridge. governor kooum -- cuomo says it just seems to be a tragic accident. the coast guard was searching the water until about 9:00 last night and then forced to suspend because of dangerous waters. >> as much as we're concerned for the safety of the crew, we're not putting our officers at risk of becoming victims themselves. it's not safe for us to surface of the water. >>reporter: authorities have not yet released the identities of the two missing crew members although we have been told that one of them is twept 9 years old. live in tarrytown this morning, kristin thorne, channel 7 eyewitness news. >>> police arrested a new jersey city man in the stabbing death of an 81-year-old woman. >> 50-year-old man faces murder, robbery and other charges in the killing of a woman in her home last month. inves

. >> reporter: only one body was recovered. 52-year-old paul amon of bayville, new jersey. the victims environmental workers have another problem on their hands. the tugboat is leaking 5,000 gallons of diesel into the hudson. cleanup crews are working to contain it. >> we have booms in the water. we have pads in the water collecting the diesel. >> reporter: back in 2013, more lighting was added to barges at the tappan zee bridge after a boat accident killed two. what caused this accident is still unknown. >> the question is, why did it happen? clearly one question was there enough lighting? >> reporter: the investigation and the search for the two missing workers will resume on sunday morning. in terry town, michael george, news 4 new york. >>> now stay with news 4 on air and online for the latest information on those missing workers. you can also get updates on the news 4 app on your mobile device. >>> new tonight, good news about this connecticut boy abducted allegedly by his father. he's been found safe. the two state amber alert has been canceled. the father though still on the loo

. >> paul amon was the captain. in those final terrifying moments as his vessel was quickly taking on water, he behind. as for the company which owns the sunken tug boat, it now has divers out here on the river trying to come up with a plan on how to raise that boat. the coast guard. >> reporter: today the first team of commercial divers headed to the exact spot where the tug boat, the specialist, now sits 40 feet down at the bottom of the hudson river. transmissions. under the main span of the tappan zee bridge. >> reporter: first responders who rushed to the scene minutes after the tug boat hit a fixed construction barge. >> okay. it was submerged or partially submerged? >> fully submerged. >> reporter: all three crew members onboard the 90-foot vessel died in the crash. paul ammon was captain of the tug boat which for some reason veered off course. sources tell eyewitness news a worker on the fixed barge yelled to the captain to abandon ship, but he refused, saying his crew was trapped below. witnesses say the ba

. >> reporter: divers did recover paul amon's body. he loved the water. the third and final crew member, 56-year-old harry hernandez is still missing. for the first time today, a picture of what it was like in the last few minutes before the specialists hit the barge. >> there are reports there were radio transmissions that said we are too close. we have to move left. >> reporter: so now during the salvage phase, the company that owns the specialist will have to come up with a plan over the next couple of days on how to in terms of the investigation that will involve many things including going over more radio transmissions and talking to folks on the construction barge and the remaining tug boats. in terry town, kimberly richard richardson. >>> the church is located on east new york avenue in prospect place in brownsville. firefighters had it under control. four of them were treated at the scene for minor injuries. the cause of the fire is under investigation. >>> tonight president obama signed a disaster declaration for louisiana. that declaration will

two other crew members died on board as well. 62-year-old paul amon of new jersey. he was found soon after the crash. and the body of 29-year-old timothy conklin of westbury long island was recovered by search divers. the part of the three boat albany to jersey city, was supporting a barge carrying a crane. when the operation started to drift near the stationary construction barge under the tappan zee bridge. >> there were reports that there were radio transmissions from the tug on the right that said we are too close. we have to move left. but they couldn't move in time. >> was there enough lighting? you know, how familiar were hudson river? >> the boat sank in moments. damage. the wreckage is deemed too dangerous for divers to risk going inside. >> in tarrytown, magdalena doris, cbs 2 news. >>> an attempted rape in brooklyn, has left people living in fear. because that man is still on the loose. cbs 2ilana gold has the story from sunset park including surveillance video of the suspect. >> reporter: surveillance video shows the suspect in sunset park brooklyn weari

divers were able to recover the bodies of 63-year-old paul amon but divers could not get to 56- year-old harry hernandez rather in that the wreckage is about 40 feet underwater. now one reason why this hour was chosen 7:00 in the morning was chosen is because it's considered slack tide when water is calmest. a live look now of the three boats heading out to the site. you can see at least three police boats with flashing lights headed there for the operation to begin at 7:00 this morning. they of course cautioned that the timeline could change this morning because of the weather. but it looks hike things are getting underway and it's a timeline is going to hold up. reporting live in tarrytown, darla miles, channel 7 eyewitness news. >> thank you. >>> you're never more than seven minutes away from weather and traffic. back over to mr. smith. >> a bit of a chilly morning out there a live look right now. looking from rutherford, new jersey over to midtown the empire state building right smack dab in the middle of your screen. even see the chrysler building the screen. if we take a spin on th

two bodies were recovered from the river over the weekend including paul amon of bayville new jersey.ill under way into why the boat crashed into a barge at the tappan zee bridge construction site. >>> mandatory evacuations are under way in parts of texas after flood waters rose to record levels and the river at the border of texas and louisiana has now reached a record 30 feet. and more rain today prompted flash flood warnings in louisiana, missouri and tennessee. well, since the rain starter last week, more than 5,000 homes have been damaged. president barack obama has signed an order declaring the flooding in louisiana a major disaster. >>> well, two iditarod competitors continue to recover after their sleds were hit by a plan on a snow mobile. at least one dog was killed and three others were injured and today the man suspected of hitting them is apologizing. >> i don't know how i can possibly make it right for jeff and ali but i hope they can forgive me. i didn't mean it. >> the suspect arnold demoski admits he was drunk and doesn't remember a thing. he said he called police the