1.   Kennedy buoyed the spirits of his men and carved a distress message into a coconut that he gave to two islanders who helped bring about the rescue.

2.   Thorndike sent out a distress message Sunday afternoon asking for medical help.

3.   But Lin managed to send a distress message to the water police in Nakhodka.

4.   In their last distress message, the crew of the Africa said they were all wearing life jackets and needed rescue.

5.   No distress message was received.

6.   No distress radio message was received from the pilot, Squadron Leader Ranjan Pakyanathan, officials said.

7.   No distress radio message was received from the pilot.

8.   NTSB investigators say the three-man cockpit crew sent no distress messages to the control tower in the minutes before the fiery crash.

9.   She said that no further contact had been made since the distress message was received.

10.   Hassan, however, said he had registered a case of murder as before her death she had sent distress text messages from her mobile telephone.