What is the Full Form of SOS?

SOS is a universal distress signal used to ask for help in emergencies. Many people think it stands for 'Save Our Souls' or 'Save Our Ship,' but it actually doesn’t have any official full form.
Boating

How to Handle Five Boating Emergencies

The types of emergencies that can occur aboard boats are as numerous as the types of boats and types of boaters. Naturally, our boats should be properly equipped with life jackets for everyone, ...
The Roanoke Times

On Aug. 11, 1909, the first recorded use of the S.O.S. distress signal was by an American ship, the Arapahoe, off Cape Hatteras, N.C.

In 1934, the first federal prisoners arrived at the island prison Alcatraz in San Francisco Bay. In 1956, abstract painter Jackson Pollock, 44, died in an automobile accident on Long Island, in ...
TASS

Ship with sailors from Syria, Egypt sends distress signal in Kerch Strait

According to the trade union, there are 16 people on board: one Egyptian citizen and 15 Syrians KRASNODAR, December 20. /TASS/. A ship with a crew of 16 sailors from Syria and Egypt on board has sent ...
The Argus on MSN

Fire breaks out on 33,000-ton cargo vessel

RNLI Eastbourne and HM Coastguard were called to the scene after a Finnlines cargo ship suffered an engine fire off the East Sussex coast.