The dialogue below is true, and was caught in October 1995 by a ship of U.S. Navy and the coastal authorities in Canada, near the coast of Newfoundland.
The Americans began lying low:
"Please change your course 15 degrees north to avoid a collision."
Canadians ready for:
"Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees south."
The American was bitten: "This is the captain of a U.S. Navy ship. Once again, divert YOUR course."
But Canadians:"No, you divert YOUR course."
The business started to get ugly. The American captain bellowed into the microphone:
- 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, OR COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
And Canadians say:
"This is a lighthouse!"
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