> This is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio
> conversation of a US naval
> ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of
> Newfoundland in
> October,1995.
>
> Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to
> the North to avoid
> a collision.
>
> Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15
> degrees to the South
> to avoid a collision.
>
> Americans: This is the Captain of a US 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,
> THAT'S ONE FIVE
> DEGREES NORTH, OR COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN
> TO ENSURE THE
> SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
>
> Canadians: We are a lighthouse. Your call.