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USS Lincoln
This is the transcript of the actual radio conversation of a U.S. Naval ship
with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland.
Canadian: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the south to avoid a
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 U.S. 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.
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