Nice one! And a not very subtle dig at the "arrogant" Americans
(i.e., from the European perspective). Actually, the same "story"
(i.e., urban legend) has been making it's rounds in cyberspace for
a very long time. One version goes:
This is the transcript of the
ACTUAL radio conversation of a US naval ship with Canadian
authorities off the coast of Newfoundland.
Canadians: Please divert your course 15 degrees the South to avoid
a collision.
Americans: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees the North to
avoid a collision.
Canadians: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15 degrees
to the South to avoid a collision.
Americans: This is the Captain of a US Navy ship. I say again,
divert YOUR course.
Canadians: No. I say again, you divert YOUR course.
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 15 DEGREES
NORTH, I SAY AGAIN, THAT'S ONE FIVE DEGREES NORTH, OR
COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY OF THIS
SHIP.
Canadians: This is a lighthouse. Your call.
For the expose, see e.g.,: http://vikingphoenix.com/news/archives/1997/mil97002.htm
or www.snopes.com/military/lighthse.htm
Happy New Year
Theory
