U.S.Navy Chief of Staff Reports Quick Response Averts Deadly Collision
Jan. 25, 2010
Southern Pacific Ocean
A huge US naval vessel traveling in heavy seas and fog at night in the Southern Pacific Ocean picked up another ship's signal on its radar. The captain quickly radioed the other ship and advised it to change course 15 degrees to the north to avoid a collision. The response came back, "No, you are advised to immediately change course 15 degrees to the south to avoid disaster." The captain fired back, "This is the captain of the USS G.W. Bush, the U.S. Navy's newest and largest aircraft carrier, largest vessel in the world. You are strongly warned to change course or risk a deadly collision with the loss of your ship and crew!" This time the response came back: "We are a lighthouse. It's your call, Captain."
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