This
is the transcript of the ACTUAL radio conversation between
the British and the Irish, off the coast of Kerry, Oct 98.
Radio conversation released by the Chief of Naval Operations
10-10-01:
IRISH: Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South,
to avoid a collision.
BRITISH: Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to
the North, to avoid a collision.
IRISH: Negative. You will have to divert your course 15
degrees to the South to avoid a collision.
BRITISH: This is the Captain of a British navy ship. I
say again, divert YOUR course.
IRISH: Negative. I say again, You will have to divert YOUR
course.
BRITISH: THIS IS THE AIRCRAFT CARRIER HMS BRITANNIA! THE
SECOND LARGEST SHIP IN THE BRITISH 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 IS 15 DEGREES NORTH, OR
COUNTER-MEASURES WILL BE UNDERTAKEN TO ENSURE THE SAFETY
OF THIS SHIP.
IRISH: We are a lighthouse. Your call.
