The number of fake distress calls on the Great Lakes is three times higher than last year, and the spike is endangering lives and costing thousands of dollars, according to the U.S. Coast Guard. Many ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The U.S. Coast Guard continues looking for whoever may have made multiple false distress calls transmitted over VHF channel 16 coming from the Cape Fear area. “Mayday!

NOW, THEY'RE WARNING... ABOUT HOW SERIOUS THESE CALLS ARE. WMUR'S IMANI FLEMING IS HERE WITH THAT. MONICA/TROY - THE COAST GUARD SAYS FAKE DISTRESS CALLS ARE ACTUALLY A áFEDERAL CRIMEá .. áANYONE ...

The UCSG said the calls consist of someone "calling out for help with various locations and descriptions of their vessel or ...

The U.S. Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help identifying the source of a series of fake distress calls radioed between Friday and Sunday. The agency received multiple calls on VHF channel 16, ...

U.S. Coast Guard investigators are seeking the public's help to identify a voice in apparent hoax calls.Investigators said a series of as many as 16 falsified distress calls were transmitted over VHF ...

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