Mayday
"Mayday" was a codeword, used to signal distress.
When the Doctor and Jo Grant became trapped on a sea fort the Doctor improvised a radio transmitter from a receiver to send a mayday. (TV: The Sea Devils)
Munro sent out a Mayday call when the Prince Charlie oil rig was attacked by a Skarasen. (TV: Terror of the Zygons)
Discovering that Titan Base was under attack from persons infected by the Swarm, Supervisor Lowe sent out a Mayday distress call. (TV: The Invisible Enemy)
In 2065, an "automatic space mayday" was sent out by a space freighter while it was in Area 4 of Sector 25. This was noticed by Lieutenant Ninety in the Space City Control Tower, and Commander Zero told him to alert Fireball XL5 and to tell Steve Zodiac to investigate. After investigating, Zodiac found the crew unconscious, and the ship invaded by Batmen. (COMIC: The Batmen (part 1) [+]Loading...{"part":"1","1":"The Batmen (comic story)"})
