Coast Guard: Similarities between hoax NJ yacht blast, Texas case, including caller’s voice
NEW YORK — The Coast Guard believes there could be a link between a hoax distress call reporting a yacht explosion off New Jersey earlier this month and a mayday call in Texas last month, an official said Wednesday. There’s no guarantee it was the same man making the calls, but “enough similarities” in the voice and phrasings have led the Coast Guard to investigate the possibility, Capt. Gregory Hitchen said. READ MORE