This Day in History January 23, 1909

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I find this interesting that this happened three years prior to the Titanic. This was also a White Star Line ship called the RMS Republic.  It collided with the Italian ship Florida due to dense fog.  And on this date in 1909, a distress signal went out over the radio.  And thus began the first ever radio rescue at sea.  Those who survived the initial collision were evacuated to the RMS Baltic.

For more information:
http://famousdaily.com/history/the-first-radio-rescue-at.html
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Republic_(1903)
http://www.rms-republic.com/index.php