To make sure their distress signal is understood and not confused with other transmissions, pilots say "Mayday" three times. This practice dates back to the early days of radio, when single calls ...

Mystery of Wellington mayday call remains unsolved (3 min 35 sec) A mayday call in a notorious stretch of water triggers an urgent search and rescue operation in Wellington. Emergency services pull in ...

WASHINGTON — Two firefighters were taken to the hospital and three people were displaced after a fire burned through a two-story house in Southeast D.C. early Sunday morning, resulting in a Mayday ...

Two firefighters sent out Mayday distress calls on two separate occasions while battling a house fire in DC early Saturday morning. Firefighters were called to the 3400 block of 24th Street, Southeast ...