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Coast Guard: Yacht Explosion Call Was Likely a Hoax

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I -- Coast Guard officials say a team in New York received the emergency radio call around 4:20 PM yesterday from someone claiming to be from the crew of a yacht named.

The blind date.

Saying there had been an explosion on board near sandy hook New Jersey the caller reported seven injuries with 21 people total abandoning ship in the life -- Well that call as you mentioned set off a quick and robust reaction with more than 201 responders assembling mass casualty reception areas.

In nearby Newark and at the Coast Guard station in sandy hook prepared to receive what they thought would be the reported injured passengers.

Well the Coast Guard deployed to boats and -- Coast Guard helicopters new York city police and our department's New Jersey and Long Island please all help to search roughly 640 square nautical miles.

A Coast Guard spokesperson tells fox this morning rescue crews search for five hours but never found any sign of debris lifeboats or those passengers -- Unbelievable I imagine that there are some pretty stiff penalties for calling in.

A hoax like this right right this is no joke the cost of the rescue effort this size is substantial the Coast Guard efforts alone totaled over 100000 dollars.

Making a false distress call as a federal felony.

Punishable by a maximum penalty of five to ten years in prison.

And a 250000.

Dollar fine.

At the Coast Guard telling -- -- to help find those responsible now 3000 dollars.

And we do have a press conference coming up here in the next two minutes we'll bring you the very latest when we get it Rick all right Laura thanks very much Martha's.

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