Audio: Distress call from N. J. This call prompted a Coast Guard search with multiple aircraft and surface vessels, joined by aircraft and surface vessels from other agencies. The reporting source gave a position of 1. Sandy Hook, N. J. SANDY HOOK — The man who made a distress call that sparked a massive rescue response near Sandy Hook Monday clearly explains that three people died in a yacht explosion, nine others had been injured, and that the U. ![]() Blind Date Yacht Hoaxcall![]() Blind Date Yacht Hoax Slayer
Following a US Coast Guard (USCG) search and rescue effort to find 21 people reportedly abandoned ship from the distressed M/Y Blind Date 17.5 miles east of Sandy Hook, NJ, the USCG this morning confirmed that the call has. Reward in Jersey Mayday Hoax. On June 11, a man claiming to be aboard a yacht called Blind Date triggered a massive search when he reported three people dead, nine injured and 21 abandoning ship after an explosion 20 miles off. S. Coast Guard needed to hurry if they were going to save nearly two dozen people in the water outside the wreck, according to recordings released this morning.“We have three deceased, nine injured. He sounds calm and matter- of- fact, as he claims to be standing in three- and- a- half feet of water on the burning bridge of the vessel.“We have 2. This call prompted a Coast Guard search with multiple aircraft and surface vessels, joined by aircraft and surface vessels from other agencies. State Police, Nassau County Police, New York City Police and Fire Departments and various local emergency rescue squads spent hours scouring the shore Monday. They found no wreck, no bodies, no ship. Gregory Hitchen said this morning during a press conference in New York. ![]() ![]() State Police said their response to the false distress call cost their agency about $1. That price tag includes the operating cost of four helicopters, one 5. The Coast Guard said making a false distress call is a federal felony with a maximum penalty of five to 1. Coast Guard for the cost of performing the search. View full size. Aristide Economopoulos/The Star- Ledger. Capt. Gregory Hitchen, Deputy Commander of the Coast Guard Sector New York, holds a media briefing this morning to discuss the boat explosion now being called a hoax. The Coast Guard this morning increased the reward from $1,0. Monday afternoon. Related coverage. Report of Sandy Hook boat explosion not yet confirmed. Coast Guard believes NJ yacht explosion was 'hoax'The U. S. Coast Guard says a distress call reporting an explosion on a yacht off New Jersey's coast was likely a hoax. WNBC- TV's Katy Tur reports. The U. S. Coast Guard has suspended a search for 2. Monday on a yacht off the coast of central New Jersey, saying the incident was believed to be a hoax. The FBI in New Jersey has opened an investigation to determine whether any federal laws were violated, according to NBCNew. York. com. It is being conducted jointly with the Coast Guard. The rescue mission was launched after authorities received an emergency radio transmission around 4: 2. Monday from a boat identifying itself as Blind Date, according to a Coast Guard press release. The caller reported the yacht carrying 2. Sandy Hook, N. J., after an explosion destroyed the boat’s electronics and GPS. The caller said all passengers had made it on to life rafts. The Coast Guard deployed two boat crews and four helicopters in Monday’s search. Response units from the New York City Police Department, Fire Department, the New Jersey State Police and the Nassau County Police Department were also on the scene. Chip East/Reuters CW3 Troy Loining of the U. S. Coast Guard speaks to journalists outside the gates of the Coast Guard station at Sandy Hook, New Jersey, Monday. Coast Guard has found no debris or survivors from a reported explosion aboard Blind Date, a yacht 1. New Jersey coast, raising the possibility that the incident could have been a hoax, spokesman Petty Officer Erik Swanson said on Monday. Additionally, Commander Kenneth Pierro of Coast Guard Sector New York said that more than 2. Samaritans had assisted authorities in the lengthy search, reported NBCNew. York. com. But after hours of searching, rescue crews found no sign of any distress in the water, and it became clear there was no explosion.“We believe it was a hoax,” said Coast Guard Chief Warrant Officer Troy Loining. A 1. 0- hour search costing almost $8. No one has been prosecuted. Attorney's Office in New Jersey, told NBCNew. York. com's Jonathan Dienst.
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