Olden but golden

This is a transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a US Naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October 1995. Radio convorsation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10/1o/95

AMERICANS: – Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.
CANADIANS: – Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the south to avoid 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. 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.

Happy Monday everyone.

OZ

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Author: O Zangado

Just loping around. Extremely fond of roast boar in particular, meat in general and cooking on the barbie. Fish is good too.

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  2. Here’s another 😉

    Conversation overheard on the VHF Guard [Emergency] frequency 121.5 MHz while flying from Europe to Dubai.

    Iranian Air Defence: “Unknown Aircraft you are in Iranian airspace, identify yourself”.

    Aircraft: “This is a British Aircraft. I am in Iraqi airspace”.

    Air Defence: ” You are in Iranian airspace. If you do not depart we will launch interceptor aircraft”.

    Aircraft: “This is a ‘Royal Air Force GR4 Tornado Fighter’. Send’em up…………I’ll WAIT” !!!!

    Iranian Air Defence: …………………Total SILENCE.

  4. Double chuckles. Cheers.

    Can only add the personal story of when I once went into, what I thought, was a private taxi. The driver said to me “I’m not a Taxi!”

    Boom, Boom. i!

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