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Old-style distress signals&mdash;such as those in use aboard the [[S.S. Columbia|S.S. ''Columbia'']] when it disappeared in [[2236]]&mdash;were designed to interfere with systems and attract the attention of a ship's crew. When the [[U.S.S. Enterprise NCC-1701|U.S.S. ''Enterprise'' NCC-1701]] intercepted an old-style signal in [[2254]], collision warnings and the [[red alert]] klaxon were activated in response.<ref name="TOS00"/> When the ''Enterprise'' was confronted by the [[First Federation]] Starship ''[[Fesarius]]'' during a tense [[First Contact]] on [[Stardate]] [[2266#SD1512|1514.1]], a small pilot vessel from the larger ship was disabled and sent out a weak distress signal.<ref name="TOS02"/> When [[Harry Mudd]] fled into an [[asteroid field]] to escape pursuit by the ''Enterprise'' on Stardate [[2266#SD1329|1329.1]], he sent out a distress signal when his ship's power began to fail and was in danger of being destroyed.<ref name="TOS03"/>
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