Canadians....

Wykith · Post by **Wykith** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:47 am

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.

Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations on November 10,
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: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

Kegger007 · Post by **Kegger007** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 11:49 am

Lol! Loved hearing that. Arrogance makes people look stupid. Besides, if it was our waters, then the US ship should move first. Anyways, funny all the same.

madmallard · Post by **madmallard** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 12:38 pm

its fake.

http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthse.htm

Wykith · Post by **Wykith** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 1:06 pm

But..But..the canadians.

madmallard · Post by **madmallard** » Mon Aug 18, 2003 2:02 pm

they're fake too ;p

skanks · Post by **skanks** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 2:09 am

my version said it was the pommies not the candadians..

and for those of you who aren't Australian the English.

moonslayer · Post by **moonslayer** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 12:51 pm

Still good though

ithaqua · Post by **ithaqua** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:18 pm

That's pretty old, but I wouldn't be suprised if it was true. Not to negatively generalize American attitudes, but let's face it, the people running around the world in a big gunboat all day would probably have an "altered" sense of reality.

Evil Urchin · Post by **Evil Urchin** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 9:54 pm

Well, my problem with this story is how the US ships could have mistaken a lighthouse for a ship. That doesn't make any sense whatsoever.

Flint the Dwarf · Post by **Flint the Dwarf** » Fri Aug 22, 2003 10:04 pm

sixstop wrote:they're fake too ;p