The images shocked the nation. A group of white boaters appearing to beat a Black riverboat co-captain on the Montgomery riverfront.

Montgomery police said the brawl began when the white boaters refused to move their pontoon boat so the city-owned Harriott II riverboat could dock in its designated space.

Harriott II Mother's Day Cruise Treat your mom to a cruise on the Alabama River aboard the Harriott II riverboat in Montgomery.

Aaren Hamilton Rudolph stands outside the Montgomery municipal court building, in Montgomery, Ala., on Tuesday November 21, 2023, in support of Riverboat Harriott II co-captain Dameion Pickett.

You’ll Be Happy to Know Where the Infamous Montgomery Boat Brawlers Are a Year Later The racially charged boat brawl took the internet by storm and resulted in several investigations.

The brawl began after a white group on two pontoon boats moored in the reserved space of the Harriott II Riverboat packed with passengers returning from a cruise on the Alabama River.