The term SOS is one of the most well-known distress signals used around the world. You might have seen it in movies, on ships ...

Three dots, three dashes, three dots - the world’s most recognized distress signal. But what’s the real story behind “SOS”?

SPRINGFIELD - It is perhaps the most readily recognizable Morse code message. Dot-dot-dot, dash-dash-dash, dot-dot-dot. The three dots, dashes and dots mean SOS, or send help. But Samuel F.B. Morse's ...

Eight hundred mirrors in the hands of as many volunteers winked SOS, the famous maritime Morse Code distress signal on Nov. 9 ...

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...

Technically “SOS,” doesn’t officially stand for any of these phrases. It’s the international abbreviation for distress—not to be confused with an acronym (see acronym vs. abbreviation for the ...

A Federal Communications Commission proposal will modernize the maritime distress and safety system and phase out the use of Morse code. The new system will change international distress ...

Videos on social media show Canadians reportedly standing at the United States-Canada border while holding an upside-down Canadian flag and using lights to Morse code “SOS” in response to the ...