Mayday

Only the other day in a railway accident, without the time to send out a mayday, many people lost their lives.

The emergency call "Mayday" comes from the French sentence, "Venez m'aider."

Mayday, mayday!

Mayday, Mayday!

Mayday!

"Odd that she hasn't sent out a Mayday." "That is curious. Her radio must be disabled."

The captain did a safety drill. This covered where the emergency position-indicating radio beacon (EPIRB) was located, how to make a mayday call, and where the fire extinguishers were. A crew member demonstrated how to put on an immersion suit. These survival suits are waterproof full-body garments with a hood and integral three-finger gloves and boots. They are bulky and hard to get on but far more likely to save your life in cold water than a lifejacket.