Word: sos
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Dates: during 1930-1939
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Radioman James W. Hodges, who learned his trade in a Kansas City drug store, was ordered to send out his first SOS signal just four minutes after the Dixie grounded. It was weak because the antenna had blown away, but, as it was repeated, the Navy heard it from Norfolk to Balboa. Tropical Radio heard it from Miami, Radiomarine heard it at West Palm Beach. Out in the raging night other ships heard it, wallowed about on their course. The Texaco tanker Reaper made for the stricken ship. So did United Fruiters Limon and Platano. So did City Service...
...Portugal. Since it was 3:15 a. m., most of her crew and passengers were asleep. Suddenly, they were jolted wide awake as the squat French freighter Formigny plowed into the Doric, dealt her an 18-ft. gash at the waterline below the bridge. Speedily, Captain Grieg issued an SOS, ordered his 520 passengers & some crew members into the lifeboats, whence they were soon picked up by the Orion and the Viceroy of India, carried on toward England. The Doric and the Formigny limped to Vigo and Lisbon for repairs...
Bows of both vessels were badly stove in. The Premier and Mrs. Lyons, native-born Australians who have never before been overseas, stood nervously peering into the fog while the Niagara sent out an SOS...
...propeller broke off, part of a motor fell into the sea. With the other two motors sputtering, the ship lost altitude rapidly. Sir Charles threw 14,000 lb. of freight overboard, then 34,000 pieces of Jubilee mail. When the Southern Cross continued falling, Sir Charles sent out an SOS, added: "Port motor gone now. . . . Afraid...
...cell popped open, then No. 9. Girders began snapping like so many pretzels. One rudder gave way and the whole stern seemed to crumple like a paper bag squashed by a playful child. By the time Commander Wiley ordered the radio operator to send out an SOS, the Macon, sick to death, was settling down toward the ocean at the rate of 300 ft. per minute...