Date: Sat, 31 Aug 2002 14:43:22 EDT
From: GLewis4457@domain.elided
Subject: re:dot,dash,dot
> From: "Bill Sinclair" <bills@domain.elided>
> Subject: Goy Veh (re:dot,dash,dot)
>
> Biba,
>
> Actually the universal distress signal is dot dot dot,dash dash dash,dot
> dot
> dot, but who's counting?
>
Actually first used by the radioman on the Titanic when requesting help after
striking that famous iceberg.
It superseded CQD as the universal distress signal in 1908,
however--just didn't get used until the Titanic had its accident in
April 1912.