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Here’s What SOS Really Means and Where the Term Came From

Best known for its appearances in desert-island cartoons, maritime movies and earworms by ABBA and Rihanna, the word SOS has been used as a code for emergency distress signals since 1905. If you’re ...
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Satellite SOS signals from ‘PLBs’ have sent Colorado search-and-rescue officials to thrift stores, landfills and even a zoo. But most are false alarms.

Colorado search-and-rescue officials have been chasing satellite SOS signals around the state, sometimes tracking them to thrift stores, landfills and other bizarre locations. Personal locator beacons ...
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SOS: How A Simple Code Changed Rescue Missions Forever

Today, the signal is casually tossed into texts during dating disasters or outfit emergencies, but its roots come from genuine life-or-death situations at sea. SOS entered official use in 1905 under ...
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SOS signal leads to rescue of teen hiker, who was showing signs of hypothermia when he was found 7 hours later

The 19-year-old hiker was rescued from "heavy storm" conditions in Northern California A 19-year-old solo male hiker was showing signs of hypothermia when he was rescued in stormy conditions, ...