Did the Titanic send the first SOS ?

NO says a posting by the good folks at www.snopes.com
who specialise in debunking myths and urban legends.

It seems that on 11 August 1909, the steamship Arapahoe,
began drifting off the North Carolina coast.

Help was summoned via an SOS call: The wireless operator
on board, began sending out "S.O.S.," But why not "Q.C.D?"

The United Wireless Company explained;
"S.O.S." was really the signal for help, and that it was the one adopted by the International Wireless Congress held in Berlin in 1906.

Source: Wireless Institute of Australia

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