This is the transcript of an actual radio conversation of a U.S. Naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland
Canadians:
Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
Americans:
Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.
Canadians:
Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
Americans:
This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship. I say again, divert your course.
Canadians:
No. I say again, you divert your course.
Americans:
This is the aircraft carrier USS Lincoln, the second largest ship in the United States Atlantic fleet.
We are accompanied by three destroyers, three cruisers and numerous support vessels.
I demand that you change your course 15 degrees north, I say again, that’s one five degrees north. Otherwise, counter-measures will be undertaken to ensure the safety of this ship.
Canadians:
This is a lighthouse. Your call, please.
