On Tue, 15 Mar 2005 17:37:33 -0800, Peter Bennett
wrote:
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Although "Mayday" officially indicates the _vessel_ is in grave and
imminent danger, you are unlikely to be shot if you use it for man
overboard or serious medical emergencies.
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There is something about this note on Mayday that doesn't seem quite
right to me. Mayday is (in my view) associated with imminent
danger to life. A ship, a sail boat, or an airplane may be lost, but
if life is not in question, the degree of attention is not the
highest, as I see it.

Brian Whatcott Altus, OK