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Mayday Mayday Mayday

Published on September 16, 2011 By shadmin

Why signal Mayday Mayday Mayday? This of course is the international signal for distress, and it’s used in many situations to signal the need for help. It’s used when planes are in distress, when boats and ships are having an emergency, it was used during 9/11. Derived from a French phrase “venez m’aider” it literally [...]