To bring some fun into this forum ;)

[brakada]

This should be posted in the GYY forum, but I think it might amuse most of the people here. Don't know whether it is true, but it sure is funny...


The following is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation
in October 1995, between a US Navy ship and The British authorities,
near the coast of England. The transcript was released by the MoD on
10/10/95.

BRITISH: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South, to avoid
collision

U.S.NAVY: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the North, to
avoid
a
collision

BRITISH: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees to the
South
to avoid a collision.

U.S.NAVY: This is the Captain of US Navy ship. I say again,divert YOUR
course.

BRITISH: Negative. I say again. You will have to divert your course.

U.S.NAVY: 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 15 DEGREES NORTH,OR COUNTER
MEASURES
WILL BE
UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.

BRITISH: We are a lighthouse. Fuck off.

[thespian]

Re:: To bring some fun into this forum

And a bit of fiction....

US NAVY: Request permission to fire on british ship named lighthouse
to avoid collision

[day_for_night]

i have read this before, but i seriously doubt its validity. naval captains dont exactly go around threatening their allies' ships.