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panza · Joined: 26 Aug 2007 Posts: 169 Location: wigan

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The following is the transcript of an actual radio conversation in
October 1995, between a US Navy ship off the coast of England, and the British
authorities.

The transcript was released by the MoD on 10/10/95.

BRITS: 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.
BRITS: 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.
BRITS: Negative. I say again. You will have to divert your course.
AMERICANS: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER USS LINCOLN. THE SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE UNITED STATES ATLANTIC FLEET. THREE DESTROYERS, THREE CRUISERS AND NUMEROUS SUPPORT VESSELS ACCOMPANY US.
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.

BRITS: This is a lighthouse. Your call.

Middenrat · Posted: Fri May 30, 2008 10:34 am Post subject:

following this conversation the Lincoln's fabrication shop quickly rigged up JATO boosters and a team of SEALS deployed to the lighthouse and attached them to the base, setting 30 second fuses. The lighthouse rendezvoused with the ISS some 45 mins later. The Lincoln battle group steamed on, running aground shortly after with great loss of life and equipment, but the 'Special Relationship' remained in balance Rolling Eyes

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