The distress signal CQD originated from the signal CQ, expressing "seeking you," or "all stations." The signal CQ was commonly used among wireless operators -- and land-based telegraphers before ...

However, there were those who saw this as sheer negligence, asserting that the U.S. appears to be "already sending a distress signal." DON'T MISS: While some observers made light of the flag ...

MOSCOW, December 17. /TASS/. Another tanker in the Black Sea has issued a distress signal near the port of Kavkaz, emergency response services told TASS. "A tanker has sent out a distress signal.