OGUNQUIT, Maine (WMTW) - The Coast Guard is reminding the public that knowingly transmitting false distress calls is a federal crime, punishable by up to 10 years in prison and fines up to $250,000, ...

Today, the signal is casually tossed into texts during dating disasters or outfit emergencies, but its roots come from genuine life-or-death situations at sea. SOS entered official use in 1905 under ...

NEW HANOVER COUNTY, NC (WWAY) — The U.S. Coast Guard continues looking for whoever may have made multiple false distress calls transmitted over VHF channel 16 coming from the Cape Fear area. “Mayday!

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 ...

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 ...

A surfer in distress at San Francisco's Ocean Beach died from their injuries, the city's fire department says.

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 ...

IT STARTS AT 630. A VERO BEACH MAN IS NOW FACING CHARGES ACCUSED OF FALSELY REPORTING AN AIRBOAT ACCIDENT. INVESTIGATORS SAY HIS CALL TO 911 PROMPTED A LARGE EMERGENCY RESPONSE. ALL FOR SOMETHING THAT ...