Do you know the difference between pan-pan vs. mayday, what a sécurité call is, and how marine distress calls work in general? A VHF radio is the best, most reliable way to call for help when aboard a ...

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 ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — A 30-foot recreational boat that issued a distress call in Great Kills Harbor Monday morning was escorted back to the dock, a U.S. Coast Guard spokeswoman said. The Coast Guard ...

ST. PETERSBURG, Fla. – The callers may think it’s funny, but the U.S. Coast Guard isn’t laughing about a number of hoax radio calls it’s receiving. The Coast Guard in St. Petersburg is asking for the ...

SANDY HOOK — The U.S. Coast Guard launched an investigation Tuesday into a possible hoax after a 10-hour search turned up no sign of four boaters who sent distress calls saying they were abandoning ...

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 ...

PORTSMOUTH, Va. (WAVY) — The U.S. Coast Guard searched the Virginia coastline for the source of an apparent mayday distress call. A Facebook post from the Coast Guard early Sunday morning says that ...

TAMPA, Fla. (WFLA) — Crews with the U.S. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg had a busy week, rescuing 14 boaters after receiving 17 distress calls over the span of a week. On Monday afternoon, crews ...

INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, Florida (WPBF) — A Vero Beach man is accused of falsely reporting an airboat accident and is facing charges. According to the Indian River County Sheriff’s Office, night staff ...