You may have read this before but, bearing in mind our new exhibition, we thought we'd include it in Nauti News.
The following conversation is alleged (probably by a Canadian) to have taken place between two radio operators - one American, one Canadian.
Canadian: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
American: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision.
Canadian: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a collision.
American: This is the captain of a US navy ship. I say again, divert your course.
Canadian: No. I say again, you divert your course.
American: 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.
Canadian: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
