The U.S. Coast Guard (USCG) rescued a father and son Sunday afternoon following an electrical fire onboard, about 12 miles north of St. Croix.

A cargo ship carrying nearly 3,000 vehicles, including electric models, remains adrift off Alaska after a fire forced the crew to evacuate. Salvage teams are en route to assess the vessel.

Many think "SOS" stands for "save our souls" or "save our ship," but it actually doesn't stand for anything. SOS is a Morse Code distress signal. Morse Code is a system that uses dots, dashes and ...

The international emergency signal for distress is a series of three indicators. Consider the person who will be responding. We must bring attention to their senses in any way we can.

The first wireless distress signal to be sent from an American ship at sea occurred six years later, in 1905. "Relief Ship Number 58," a lightship anchored off Nantucket island, sent out the signal.