The creator of the S.O.S pads wife thought that the SOS signal stood for “Save Our Ships”, which inspired her to name her husband’s cleaning pads S.O.S, standing for “ Save Our Saucepans“.This was to let any potential rescuing ships know there was a hostile submarine in the region. The signal “SSS” was adopted during WWII when the emergency was caused by a submarine attack.So he was the first sender and the second receiver. Interestingly, a few months later Haubner, still working on the SS Arapahoe, received the world’s second SOS call this one sent from the SS Iroquois. The ship he worked on had lost its screw near the Diamond Shoals which are also known as the “Graveyard of the Atlantic”. Haubner of the SS Arapahoe became the first person to use the SOS distress signal call. The SOS signal was created and adopted as the universal international distress signal at the 1906 Berlin Radiotelegraphic Conference.Why We Break A Bottle of Champagne Against New Ships.Why the Speed of Seafaring Vessels is Measured in Knots.Why Port and Starboard Indicate the Left and Right Side of a Ship.The Difference Between an Acronym and an Initialism.Why People on Planes and Ships Use the Word “Mayday” When in Extreme Distress.
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