distress call
- n an internationally recognized signal sent out by a ship or plane indicating that help is needed
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- Coast Guard, good Samaritan rescue sailors 8 miles off Ocracoke
Coast Guard crews from Hatteras and Ocracoke responded to a distress call in Pamlico Sound to rescue two sailors whose boat was taking on water.
June 17, 2013 - The News & Observer - Body of kayaker recovered from Gunpowder River
Maryland authorities say they've recovered the body of a kayaker from the Gunpowder River, one day after receiving a distress call.
June 16, 2013 - WTOP Radio Washington, DC