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Why is the International Maritime Distress Signal coined as "Mayd...
"distress call," 1927, from Fr. m'aider, shortening of venez m'aider "come help me!" http://www.etymonline.com/index.php?term… http://encarta.msn.com/encnet/features/d… http://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/mayday ORIGIN from the pronunciation of F... Read More »
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How Early International Maritime Signal Flags Were Made
I found an interesting article that was titled ” Women Who Make Flags”. Since we manufacture our signal flags I thought that I would share parts of the article with you. The article was published in the New York Times on October 2, 1898. In... Read More »
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