Audio by Petty Officer 1st Class Mark Barney | U.S. Coast Guard District 11 PADET Los Angeles | 01.15.2018
A suspected hoax caller reports distress over VHF radio during three separate transmissions to Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach, California, early in the month of January 2018.Willfully communicating a false distress message to the Coast Guard is a felony offense under federal law and is punishable by up to six years in prison and up to a $250,000 fine. U.S. Coast Guard audio....
