VIDEO/AUDIO RELEASE: Coast Guard seeks public assistance with hoax caller near Wilmington, N.C.

Source: United States Coast Guard

05/01/2025 04:26 PM EDT

The Coast Guard Investigative Service (CGIS) and Sector North Carolina are seeking the public’s assistance with locating the individual responsible for making multiple false distress calls that are originating from the Wilmington, North Carolina area. The calls are believed to have originated from the Leland and Brunswick areas in North Carolina and consist of individuals calling out for help with various locations and descriptions of their vessel or nature of distress.

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