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Kodiak
30-Mar-10, 17:45
The following is the transcript of the actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland:


Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees 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, over...


http://www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-Lighthouse-Funfacts.html
wicker8
30-Mar-10, 18:11
The following is the transcript of the actual radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland:


Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees the South to avoid a collision.

Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees 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, over...


http://www.titanic-nautical.com/Lighthouses-Lighthouse-Funfacts.html
hi yes so did i had me in stitches lol
Fluff
30-Mar-10, 18:12
Ha, that made me lol!
changilass
30-Mar-10, 18:14
Hehe, sounds about right lol.
The Drunken Duck
30-Mar-10, 18:22
Just a pity it isnt true, its an urban myth that has been doing the rounds for years. The version I heard had the carrier as the Carl Vinson.
Anfield
30-Mar-10, 18:48
Whether true or not, still funny
DeHaviLand
30-Mar-10, 19:00
Funny, but the truth can always be found at Snopes.com. Quite amazing how old this story actually is http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp
maggie
30-Mar-10, 19:39
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvjQPHDu5xE

Only my all time favourite.
northener
30-Mar-10, 19:45
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EvjQPHDu5xE

Only my all time favourite.

Now, I'm going to be a really pedantic bore, now.

That warship is one of Her Majesties' Type 42 destroyers.:Razz
golach
30-Mar-10, 19:53
Now, I'm going to be a really pedantic bore, now.

That warship is one of Her Majesties' Type 42 destroyers.:Razz

I suspect it was D92 HMS Liverpool
Invisible
30-Mar-10, 20:15
Just a pity it isnt true, its an urban myth that has been doing the rounds for years. The version I heard had the carrier as the Carl Vinson.

bah humbug
Invisible
30-Mar-10, 20:17
thats great
northener
30-Mar-10, 21:29
I suspect it was D92 HMS Liverpool

Yup, slightly dodgy weld just below the Port bridge wing and a paint spill on the barrel of the 4.5" gun.

Got it in one, Golach!:Razz
joxville
31-Mar-10, 14:57
Now, I'm going to be a really pedantic bore, now.

That warship is one of Her Majesties' Type 42 destroyers.:Razz


I suspect it was D92 HMS Liverpool


Yup, slightly dodgy weld just below the Port bridge wing and a paint spill on the barrel of the 4.5" gun.

Got it in one, Golach!:Razz

With the bad weather Scotland is having at the moment it's just as well you two have anoraks. [lol]
northener
31-Mar-10, 14:58
With the bad weather Scotland is having at the moment it's just as well you two have anoraks. [lol]

Hood firmly tied in the 'up' position:Razz
golach
31-Mar-10, 15:49
With the bad weather Scotland is having at the moment it's just as well you two have anoraks. [lol]

Duffle Coats if you dont mind Jox, do take heed when you next watch the Cruel Sea :lol: