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Mayday is an emergency procedure word used internationally as a distress signal in voice-procedure radio communications.. It is used to signal a life-threatening emergency primarily by aviators and mariners, but in some countries local organizations such as firefighters, police forces, and transportation organizations also use the term.
May Day was abolished and its celebration banned by Puritan parliaments during the Interregnum, but reinstated with the restoration of Charles II in 1660. [39] 1 May 1707, was the day the Act of Union came into effect, joining the kingdoms of England (including Wales) and Scotland to form the Kingdom of Great Britain.
A distress signal indicates that a person or group of people, watercraft, aircraft, or other vehicle is threatened by a serious or imminent danger and requires immediate assistance. [1]: PCG D−3 Use of distress signals in other circumstances may be against local or international law.
Fishermen rely on mayday calls for emergency help at sea —know how to make one when needed.
The 1971 May Day protests against the Vietnam War were a series of large-scale civil disobedience actions in Washington, D.C., protesting the United States' continuing involvement in the Vietnam War. The protests began on Monday morning, May 3 and ended on May 5.
Ship issued distress signal, allowing for the stop of traffic on bridge. The governor indicated that the ship traveling at a “very rapid speed” issued a “Mayday” distress signal before the ...
Mayday, or m'aidez, is an international distress signal. Mayday, or May Day may also refer to: Common uses ... May Day, a 1936 novel by John Sommerfield;
Demonstrators with signs calling for a cease fire in the Israeli Hamas War, divestment from war and fair wages for all during a May Day Rally on the CCB Plaza on Wednesday, May 1, 2024 in Durham, N.C.