It is May 1st. Happy May Day!
Where did the nautical term, “Mayday,” originate?
Mayday is an emergency distress signal used in radio communications.
The term comes from the French word, “m’aider” (pronounced “mayDAY”). As a distress call, it is always repeated 3 times. It is universally recognized. When only used once (as in, “Mayday,” versus “Mayday Mayday Mayday”), it is used to discuss an actual distress call that is under investigation.
M’aider in French means “help me.” In France, it is not considered a distress call. It is a commonplace “help me,” as in, “can you help me do this?”
Although it’s a rare occurrence to hear this call on a luxury yacht charter vacation, this surely would have been used during the sinking of superyacht Yogi.
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