Initially, there were a variety of rescue distress signals used throughout the world, including "CQD," "SOE" and "NC." However, in 1906, sending out "SOS" in a continuous stream was suggested and ...

You know it’s a distress signal, but what does “SOS” actually stand for? A lot of people think it’s an abbreviation for “save ...

In 1912 the wireless operators aboard the "Titanic," Harold Bride and Jack Phillips, called for help using both SOS and CQD distress signals. After the sinking of the "Titanic," the United ...

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And why not use SOS, the internationally accepted distress signal? Fiddling with Morse code seems to offer the best chance of getting close to an understanding of the message. But in the absence ...

But they said they had seen photographs showing the distress signal taken at the time the pair ran into trouble. "We can see from the photo that it's the same location and the same SOS," Senior ...

According to the court docs, on Friday, Langdon sent an SOS distress signal from a rural area of Spokane County and deputies located her with superficial injuries alone near a creek. She told ...

(SOS is a distress signal that means someone needs immediate assistance.) When they arrived at a home around 5 a.m., they were met by an individual who said a man was inside suffering from a ...

The family activated the Emergency SOS via satellite feature on their iPhone for help, and the Clackamas County Sheriff's Office received their distress signal at 7:30 p.m. The family had set off ...

If you’re planning a hike in Maine, or just driving through deep rural areas, you may already be aware little or no cell ...

Can I teach him how to dial 911 when there’s no landline in the house and he doesn’t know the password on my cellphone? — Ann ...