Coast Guard Reminds Boaters To Stay Safe, Warns Against Making Hoax Distress Calls
Channel: WJCT Public Media
Date: 2015-05-21

With Memorial Day Weekend coming up, the Coast Guard is reminding all mariners to practice safe boating.

The Coast Guard also wants to warn boaters that making an intentional hoax distress call is a felony punishable up to $5,000 in civil fines, $250,000 in criminal fines, along with restitution for all resources used. For more on this story, visit http://news.wjct.org/post/coast-guard-warns-against-making-hoax-distress-calls