distress signal

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The distress signal was picked up by officials in Peru, who alerted the U.S.

From Washington Post

The New York Times cited the Tajik Ministry of Emergency Situations as saying three Afghan military planes and two helicopters carrying 143 soldiers and airmen were allowed to land there after transmitting distress signals.

From Washington Times

The Tajik authorities allowed the aircraft to enter the country's airspace and land after receiving a distress signal from them, Russia's RIA news agency quoted the ministry as saying.

From Reuters

Rather, the prevailing theory holds that overly sensitive nerves in the patient’s gastrointestinal tract send distress signals to the brain that result in pain and malfunction.

From New York Times

A nearby vessel spotted the boat after it sent a distress signal and reported it started sinking some 60 nautical miles southeast off Crete, it said.

From Reuters