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Could this be about the sinking of the Titanic?
My mind went to the distress signals and related acronyms, one of which may work in reverse.

Simulated RMS Titanic distress signal, in Morse code. "SOS SOS CQD CQD – MGY WE ARE SINKING FAST PASSENGERS BEING PUT INTO BOATS – MGY"
Hmmm, I like that theory... here's what I found on their tech and distress signals:
Quote:
12.15 a.m.
15 April 1912
R.M.S. Titanic to Any Ship:
"CQD Titanic 41.44 N 50.24 W"
(CQD was the contemporary distress signal, though soon, the new distress signal would be put to use for the very first time).

12.17 a.m.
15 April 1912
R.M.S. Titanic to Any Ship:
"CQD CQD SOS Titanic Position 41.44 N 50.24 W. Require immediate assistance. Come at once. We struck an iceberg. Sinking".
(SOS was the first use of the new distress signal. So far, two ships had responded to the Titanic's distress call. They included the 'Frankfurt', nearly 170 miles away, and the 'Olympic', nearly 500 miles away.)

So maybe, CQD? SOS?
I think the first two in reverse?

So we may want to try SOS DQC?
Hahaha, that was fast!
I was thinking something similar, but the third crew says "the predecessor to the standard distress," which is why I think it won't have SOS (which is, arguably, the standard distress signal).

Oh, nvm, lmao. XD
I think we're on to something! A backronym should spell out a word...
While the "SOS" superseded "CQD" in 1908 Marconi operators rarely used it. It became standard after the sinking of the Titanic. The distress signal used by Marconi operators - CQD - boomed out over the Atlantic.
Quote:
...Contrary to popular belief, CQD does not stand for "Come Quick, Danger", "Come Quickly: Distress", "Come Quick – Drowning!", or "C Q Danger" ("Seek You, Danger"); these are backronyms.[2]

edit: Whoop! Solved, it was CQD!
great work guys, well done team.

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