American Navy

Venom · 06-09-2000 8:37am #1

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> > > This is based on an "actual radio conversation" between a U.S.
Navy
> > > aircraft
> > > carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off the
>coast
> > of
> > > Newfoundland in October, 1995. (The radio conversation was
released by
> > the
> > > Chief
> > > of Naval Operations on 10/10/95 authorized by the Freedom of
>Information
> >
> > > Act.)
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to
avoid
> > > 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 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--I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH--OR
> > > COUNTER-MEASURES
> > > WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.