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Those figures for mayday and other emergency calls are small, but one serious crash through lack of fuel could be a major disaster.
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When a ship sinks, it sends out mayday signals to boats in the vicinity.
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It is the origin of the cry for aid in distress—"mayday, mayday, mayday" —adopted as the international call.
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There is seldom time to broadcast a mayday message for long enough to provide a reliable radio fix for search and rescue agencies if the vessel sinks.
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She was unable to restart them but did not make a mayday call.
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The captain ordered the alarms to be activated, told everyone to abandon ship, and sent out a mayday request.
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The distress beacon was sent five minutes after the mayday call.
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Mayday teams with her father but does not reveal her identity to him, despite desperately wanting to, for fear it may damage the timeline.
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Mayday signals must only be used where there is grave and imminent danger to life.
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Channel 16 is used for broadcasting distress calls such as mayday, pan-pan, securite or other urgent safety messages.
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A mayday signal was put out by the captain but rough seas produced by the storm hampered rescue efforts.
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He issues a mayday distress signal and commands a hard left turn, but it is too late.
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Water entered the engine department, and a mayday was sent at 16:30.
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In aviation any air traffic controller or pilot who knows of an emergency may relay the mayday.
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