Funny story, but its an old joke and not true. The Lincoln
is based in San Diego and wasn't within 12000 miles of
Newfoundland in 95.
At 10:47 AM 8/28/98 -0700, fred thomas wrote:
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>Fred, this is pretty good.
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>LT Gray,
> Were you driving this ship????
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>>Subject: True Story
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>>Here's a laugh. Talk to you later!
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>>This is the transcript of an ACTUAL radio conversation of a U.S. naval
>ship
>>with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October,
>1995.
>>Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations 10-10-95.
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>>Americans: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid
>a
>>collision.
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>>Canadians: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to the South to
>>avoid a collision.
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>>Americans: This is the Captain of a U.S. Navy ship. I say again,
>divert
>>YOUR course.
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>>Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
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>>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 FIFTEEN DEGREES NORTH, THAT'S ONE-FIVE DEGREES
>NORTH, OR
>>COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS SHIP.
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>>Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
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Cliff Hansen
chansen@exis.net
1966 TR-4A CTC 64615L
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