Coast Guard officials seek the public's help to identify hoax callers in the Cape Coral area, Monday, March 20, 2017. Coast Guard Sector St. Petersburg, Florida, watch standers received a steady stream of suspected or confirmed hoax calls over the past year; persons found guilty of a hoax call are subject to prosecution as a Class D felony and are subject to civil penalties of up to $5,000. U.S. Coast Guard video