ISLAND LIGHTHOUSE, THERE. NOW TO THIS, THE COAST GUARD IS ASKING FOR HELP GETTING INFORMATION ON A COUPLE OF HOAX RESCUE TRANSMISSIONS MADE YESTERDAY. AT AROUND 430 LAST NIGHT, THE COMMAND CENTER ...

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!

BAR HARBOR, Maine (WABI) - The Coast Guard is asking for the public’s help in identifying a suspected hoax caller in Bar Harbor. Officials said they received multiple reports of a mariner in distress ...

OGUNQUIT, Maine (WMTW) - The Coast Guard is reminding the public that knowingly transmitting false distress calls is a federal crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines up to $250,000, ...