[TimT]

About 15 years ago I was surf fishing at Gilgo when a medium sized boat started drifting towards the beach, a few guys on board surf was not to bad, but enough to beat a boat to hell if it got beached.

It was dusk and just about enough light out that I could tell the boat was brand new, was not fitted out... no antennas, no outriggers, no glows from loran or depth recorders..

Apparently they lost power and didn't have a clue what to do, my brother and I tried to shout to them to just toss the anchor in and have it on as short a scope that would hold.. Apparently they couldn't hear us over the sound of the surf..

I called Fire Island Coast Guard station, and told them about a boat in distress...and was able to give the CG GPS coordinates to the boat in distress.... The operator was very skeptical inre my my call... I re-iterated that the boat was not under power and the boat operator did not know what he was doing... CG said they would dispatch an Avon.

About 5 minutes after I hung up, got a return call from the CG asking for my full name..

So I told them ( they never asked for my name in the initial call)....

about 10 minutes later an Avon showed up.... and towed the boat out of the breakers...

The Coasties gave my bro and I a nod and a salute, the guys on the boat did everything they could to avoid contact with us, and we never heard another thing about the incident...

Saved these *******s $100K boat and not even a thanks... Would make the call again in a second though...

oops rambling...

I think the ******* who called in the prank will be nailed...and he should be prosecuted to the full yada yada yada,

And be made to repay the cost of the search and rescue etc.