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Mark S. Zaid on X: "This was first time S.O.S. as distress call was sent from sinking ship. Controversy still exists today over whether SS Californian was sitting just 10 miles away.
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SS Californian wireless operator did NOT cost lives by sleeping through Titanic distress call | Daily Mail Online
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