Divert Your Course!!!

Fr8monkey · 11-13-08, 04:43 PM

Here this is a real story, but I don't know....

Actual radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations, 10-10-95.

American Ship: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.

Canadian Radio: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to South to avoid a collision.

American: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course.

Canadian: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.

American: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WE ARE THE SECOND LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US ATLANTIC FLEET. DIVERT YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NOW OR COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSUER THE SAFETY OF THIS FLEET!

Canadian: We are a lighthouse... Your call.

Brag · 11-13-08, 04:54 PM

Fr8
It's a good one, but sorry, an old story. I'm sure it will amuse the subsimmers who haven't heard it

meduza · 11-13-08, 05:08 PM

Good joke, but I also heard it before, only with different protagonists, closer and more relevant to my country.

bookworm_020 · 11-13-08, 05:13 PM

:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl:

I have heard it before but it still gives me a laugh!

xxx · 11-13-08, 06:18 PM

Brings a smile to my face, I thought the lighthouse was irish though...

johan_d · 11-13-08, 07:25 PM

Here you are!

Sailor Steve · 11-14-08, 06:46 PM

I first heard it when I was in the navy, back in 1970. It was BS then, not even remotely a true story. It's been going around the 'net for years now, and they always say "true story" or "actual transcript".

One problem of course is that lighthouses are automated these days, so there's no one to respond to a radio call if one had been made.

Sorry, not even close.
http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp

Hanomag · 11-15-08, 10:10 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Sailor Steve

One problem of course is that lighthouses are automated these days, so there's no one to respond to a radio call if one had been made.

Maybe ghosts?? Lighthouses are almost always haunted. :hmm:

Fr8monkey · 11-15-08, 11:55 PM

never the less... It's still funny.

Task Force · 11-16-08, 12:09 AM

Yea, lighthouses often do have ghoasts. If this was ture, wouldnt thy see that the contact wasnt moveing.

Still it is funny.

Sailor Steve · 11-16-08, 03:02 PM

As a joke, yes, it's hilarious.

As "Actual radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations, 10-10-95", not so much.

11-13-08, 04:43 PM	#1
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	Divert Your Course!!! Here this is a real story, but I don't know.... Actual radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations, 10-10-95. American Ship: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision. Canadian Radio: Recommend you divert YOUR course 15 degrees to South to avoid a collision. American: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again, divert YOUR course. Canadian: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course. American: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER ABRAHAM LINCOLN, WE ARE THE SECOND LARGE WARSHIP OF THE US ATLANTIC FLEET. DIVERT YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES NOW OR COUNTER MEASURES WILL BE TAKEN TO ENSUER THE SAFETY OF THIS FLEET! Canadian: We are a lighthouse... Your call. __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom. Last edited by Fr8monkey; 11-13-08 at 04:45 PM.

11-13-08, 04:54 PM	#2
Brag Navy Seal Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: Docked on a Russian pond Posts: 7,072 Downloads: 2 Uploads: 0	Fr8 It's a good one, but sorry, an old story. I'm sure it will amuse the subsimmers who haven't heard it __________________ Espionage, adventure, suspense, are just a click away Click here to look inside Brag's book: Amazon.com: Kingmaker: Alexey Braguine: Books Order Kingmaker here: http://www.subsim.com/store.html For Tactics visit:http://www.freewebs.com/kielman/

11-13-08, 05:08 PM	#3
meduza Ace of the Deep Join Date: Apr 2007 Location: on patrol Posts: 1,035 Downloads: 40 Uploads: 0	Good joke, but I also heard it before, only with different protagonists, closer and more relevant to my country. __________________

11-13-08, 05:13 PM	#4
bookworm_020 Navy Seal Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: Sinking ships off the Australian coast Posts: 5,966 Downloads: 1 Uploads: 0	:rotfl::rotfl::rotfl: I have heard it before but it still gives me a laugh! __________________ "There is always one person in any organization who knows whats going on, That person must be fired"

11-14-08, 06:46 PM	#7
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	I first heard it when I was in the navy, back in 1970. It was BS then, not even remotely a true story. It's been going around the 'net for years now, and they always say "true story" or "actual transcript". One problem of course is that lighthouses are automated these days, so there's no one to respond to a radio call if one had been made. Sorry, not even close. http://www.snopes.com/military/lighthouse.asp __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo Last edited by Sailor Steve; 11-14-08 at 06:47 PM.

11-13-08, 06:18 PM	#5
xxx Watch Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 24 Downloads: 0 Uploads: 0	Brings a smile to my face, I thought the lighthouse was irish though...

11-13-08, 07:25 PM	#6
johan_d Samurai Navy Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: The Netherlands Posts: 556 Downloads: 113 Uploads: 1	Here you are!

11-15-08, 11:55 PM	#9
Fr8monkey Captain Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 518 Downloads: 62 Uploads: 0	never the less... It's still funny. __________________ NASA's budget in 2011... $19 billion. Result: Hi-resolution images from 127 million miles away. AT&T's budget in 2011... $20 billion. Result: Still can't get any signal from my bathroom.

11-16-08, 12:09 AM	#10
Task Force Rear Admiral Join Date: Jul 2008 Location: SPACE!!!! Posts: 10,142 Downloads: 85 Uploads: 0	Yea, lighthouses often do have ghoasts. If this was ture, wouldnt thy see that the contact wasnt moveing. Still it is funny. __________________ Task Force industries "Taking control of the world, one mind at a time"

11-16-08, 03:02 PM	#11
Sailor Steve Eternal Patrol Join Date: Nov 2002 Location: High in the mountains of Utah Posts: 50,369 Downloads: 745 Uploads: 249	As a joke, yes, it's hilarious. As "Actual radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations, 10-10-95", not so much. __________________ “Never do anything you can't take back.” —Rocky Russo