Thursday, March 15, 2007

Greg Laurie mentioned this on his 2/12/06 message

Radio conversation between American ship

This is the transcript of an actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in Oct. 95.

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Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations, 10-10-95. Transcript declassified 21-05-96. Frequency classified.
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ship 1: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

ship 2: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to avoid a collision.

ship 1: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

ship 2: No. I say again, suggest you divert YOUR course.

ship 1. THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS MISSOURI, WE ARE A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW!

ship 2. This is a Canadian lighthouse. Your call.

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