distress signal

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"For too long, the world has been caught in a cycle of negotiations, while the planet's distress signal grows louder. While dialogue is important, action is imperative," he wrote.

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According to BBC Turkish, Georgia's aviation authority said the aircraft disappeared from radar without issuing a distress signal.

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Prior to that, it accused the Israeli military of "intentionally damaging ship communications, in an attempt to block distress signals and stop the livestream of their illegal boat boarding".

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Father-of-five Charles Todd, 73, sent out a distress signal from his yacht on 25 January amid fierce weather brought on by Storm Herminia in the area of the Bay of Biscay.

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However, according to local authorities, a distress signal was not received until about 05:30 - a further factor which may have cost lives.

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