1.   It was the emergency signal.

2.   An unwarranted emergency signal can also mean that the sender will have to pick up the tab for any rescue operation that ensues.

3.   A ship in distress today no longer has to worry whether an emergency signal is received by other vessels in the vicinity.

4.   Crewmen on the life boats carry flares as well as strobe lights as emergency signals.

5.   If your airbags deploy, an emergency signal is sent to the OnStar center.

6.   Officials have established an emergency signal of three horn blasts to clear the area in case a collapse becomes imminent.

7.   Safety seminars, he notes, emphasize rescue procedures, such as electronic emergency signals and helicopter rescues, rather than individual responsibility.

8.   The emergency signal kicked in almost at the same moment.

9.   The Kursk plummeted to the seabed in less than two minutes, providing too little time for the crew to release a buoy or send an emergency signal.

10.   Under the guise of a training mission, several of its planes took off Wednesday afternoon to check for emergency electronic signals.