Dzhokhar Tsarnaev who hid from the authorities for more than 20 hours was captured by the police, sending cheers through the Watertown neighbourhood where he was found.
The owner of the boat, David Henneberry noticed blood stains on his boat, and spotted a body inside the boat and called 911, according to Boston Police Commissioner Ed Davis.
According to police, a helicopter was with infrared technology then located Tsarnaev in the boat and noted that he was moving about within it. The helicopter directed officers on the ground to the boat, where they briefly exchanged gunfire shortly before 7pm.
Police halted their gunfire and sent hostage negotiators to try and talk Tsarnaev out of the boat Davis said.
But the suspect was not responsive, and after about one hour and 45 minutes, officers went into the boat and took Tsarnaev into custody.
His arrest sparked spontaneous celebration in Watertown with people high fiving police, chanting Boston strong and USA.
The Boston Police Department also sent out a tweet in aftermath trumpeting, "CAPTURED!! The hunt is over. The search is done. The terror is over. And justice has won. Suspect in custody."
Dzhokhar Tsarnaev and his late brother Tamerlan are believed to be behind the bombing of the Boston Marathon on April 15 that killed three individuals and injured more than 170.
Tsarnaev was transported away from the scene in an ambulance, as law enforcement officials and onlookers clapped and cheered.
Tsarnaev is in "serious" condition at a hospital, Davis said.
President Obama condemned the actions of the bombers, and warned the public not to jump to conclusions about the motivation.
"In this day of instant reporting, tweets, and blogs, there is a temptation to latch onto any bit of information, sometimes to jump to conclusions , but when a tragedy like this happens, with the public safety at risk and the stakes so high, it is important to do this right." Obama said. "That's why we have an investigation, that why we relentlessly gather the facts, that's why we have courts."
"Whatever hateful agenda drove these men cannot, and will not prevail," he said, "and whatever they thought they could achieve failed because the people of Boston refused refuse to be intimidated, and we as Americans refuse to be terrorized."
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