And now we pause your celebrations for an important public service announcement. This bright red glow is a marine distress flare, not fireworks. Launching these is illegal and dangerous. They potentially put lives at risk by causing Coast Guard crews to launch needless search and rescue cases, taking assets away from potential real distress cases. If you are caught you can be charged with issuing a fake distress call, fined $250,000, restitution for the search, and a maximum of six years in prison. Don't be an asshole. Don't launch distress flares unless you are actually in distress. We now return you to the rest of the illegal fireworks already in progress. #falsedistress #uscg #USCoastGuard #notfireworks (at Coastal San Pedro) https://www.instagram.com/p/CCP2IxfnBVD/?igshid=i7maadam9hgm
