Another Fake Distress Call

[kenny]

Someone made a fake distress call to the Coast Guard on the East coast. It's a whole lot like the one here in Galveston a few weeks ago. I wonder how many fake distress calls the Coast Guard gets each year?

[JFD94]

God, I hate that. Those men and women don't deserve to be treated like that. They work to hard to be punked by d***heads. Not to mention how much it costs to do a search for a missing person. Man, that just makes me really POd.

[RSN]

JFD- I agree. That really sucks

[GHSmacker]

Is there anyway whatsoever to track a call made on VHF?

[Robalo]

Only the new radios that tie to GPS. likely some idiot with a handheld 5 watt sitting on East Beach.

[boom]

I'm thinking that someone is wanting to either tie up resources or testing response times. Either way a conviction should equal life in prison.

[Rollo]

Its a low down ,no account SOB, Hope they catch em, sooner or later they will!

[FlatoutFishin]

I'm thinking that someone is wanting to either tie up resources or testing response times. Either way a conviction should equal life in prison.

Yep...the sorry POS's!

[Texfish]

I'm thinking that someone is wanting to either tie up resources or testing response times. Either way a conviction should equal life in prison.

No cost to much.

Make them walk the gang plank about a hundred or so miles off the coast after a few 55 gallon barrels of chum are in the water to liven the place up a bit.