On May 20, the U.S. Coast Guard searched for six people who reportedly abandoned a sinking vessel near Galveston, Texas
The United States Coast Guard now believes that two hoax phone calls falsely reporting a yacht explosion in Sandy Hook last week may be linked to a similar May 20 incident in Texas. Two distress calls were received by the Coast Guard Vessel Traffic Service New York on June 11 at about 4:20 p.m. The caller described himself as the master of the yacht "Blind Date" and reported that the boat had exploded with 21 people on board, according to a press release from the Coast Guard. The Coast Guard believes the same man placed both calls. The report of the yacht explosion 17 nautical miles offshore also indicated that 9 victims had suffered severe burns. The false report prompted a widespread, multi-agency emergency response to Sandy Hook, …
Morning briefing announces increased reward of $3,000 for information about the prank calls about a yacht explosion off Sandy Hook on Monday.
Coast Guard officials in New York Tuesday said they now believe that two phone calls, possibly from the same man, falsely reported that a yacht had exploded off Sandy Hook, setting off a massive air search that came to naught Monday. In a press briefing at its Battery Park headquarters, the Coast Guard announced that it was increasing the award for information about the hoax from $1,000 to $3,000 "for information leading to the arrest and prosecution of anyone responsible." A statement from Coast Guard urged anyone with information about the incident to call its investigative service at 646-872-5774 or 212-668-7048 and promised anonymity. [Full text of the statement below.] "In addition to being a federal crime, false distress calls waste …
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mr sandyhook
1:48 pm on Wednesday, June 20, 2012
I think they should shackle and chain who ever did this to a boat in the middle of Sandy Hook Bay and light it on fire why televising it. That would be an appropriate punishment and think would scare any copy cats and future hoaxers. more ›