Brit's V American's

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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 the MoD (Ministry of Defence) 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 15degrees 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. F**k off.