Coast Guard responds to suspected hoax distress call

ASTORIA, OR, UNITED STATES

05.18.2013

Courtesy Audio

U.S. Coast Guard District 13 PADET Astoria

Coast Guard Sector Columbia River, Ore., received this suspected hoax distress call May 18, 2013, from Hayden Island, near downtown Portland, Ore. Sector Columbia River has received five similar suspected hoax distress calls in recent months, launching assets and costing taxpayers thousands. (Audio courtesy of Sector Columbia River)

• Date Taken: 05.18.2013
• Date Posted: 06.11.2013 12:24
• Category: Newscasts
• Audio ID: 33707
• Filename: 1306/DOD_100835025.mp3
• Length: 00:00:05
• Location: ASTORIA, OR, US