The chief of United States naval operations has
released the following
transcript of a radio conversation between a US
Navy ship and Canadian
authorities off the coast of Newfoundland.
US ship:
Please divert your course 0.5 degrees to the south
to avoid a collision.
Canadian reply:
Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the
south to avoid a collision.
US ship:
This is the captain of a US Navy ship. I say
again, divert your course.
Canadians:
No. I say again, you divert your course
US ship:
This is the aircraft carrier USS Missouri; we are
a large warship of
the US Navy. Divert your course now!!
Canadians:
This is a lighthouse. Your call.