Turn on hazard lights and hang a distress flag from the radio antenna or window.

"Here it is; a distress flag, flown by seagoing vessels... the design sounds simple enough."

However on arrival back to the quay, the Ocean Queen was seen close to the harbour entrance, flying a distress flag.

Lookouts on the American schooner soon reported that the stranger was wearing a distress flag, and Alligator moved in to offer assistance.

The hostages aren't going to be Up on the roof, waving distress flags.

European leaders are already raising distress flags.

Bugs then pulls down the distress flag, lets out a wolf cry, and goes running after her.

Kergariou then attempted to board and overwhelm the Hussar whilst still flying the stuck distress flag.

Alongside this, ships were expected to only fly a distress flag if they were actually in distress.

Luring enemies into a trap using a distress flag was an unacceptable ruse de guerre.