In the 1959 movie "On the Beach" all human life in the northern hemisphere has been killed due to a nuclear war a U.S. Submarine was sent to see if the radiation is dispersing and to find the source of a radioed telegram signal.
(From IMBD) "The submarine next stops at a refinery near San Diego, which has been pinpointed as the source of the mysterious Morse signals. A crew member discovers the power source is still running on automatic control. Nearby, a telegraph key has become entangled in a window shade's pull cord and a half-full Coca-Cola bottle, and is being randomly pulled by an ocean breeze, causing the radio signals. "
Something like that.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Q2luo6jg4ac