The might of the Irish Navy.....

[stonewall23]

I was trying to be funny ..HaHa. Apparently I failed. I know who he was.

 

[stonewall23]

You see in Ireland he is know as " St. Brendan the navigator ".And you will find I wrote that we had better navigational skills than at least some of the Royal navy officers.( the captain and the officer of the watch involved in the accident I mentioned were court martialed ). Intresting point you make , do navigators have to be famous to be good ! I think your confusing navigators with explorers.

 

[pbfoot]

No confusion on my part I've worked with enough "place finders"

 

[stonewall23]

Happy to hear it . It's plain sailing from here on.

 

[Clave]

It doesn't matter what country the Navy is from, in: 'Ship vs Rock' Rock always wins...

 

[Matt308]

Reminds me of this internet detritus...

ACTUAL transcript of a US naval ship with Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. This radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10-10-95.

Americans: "Please divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision."

Canadians: "Recommend you 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 ABRAHAM 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. 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."

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

i don't believe that's real for one second..........

 

[Matt308]

Of course not. It's been around for scores of years. But it is still funny.

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

oh sorry, it seems i have such a low opinion of you you believed it

 

[Matt308]

Ouch. I suppose I deserve that.

 

[stonewall23]

True or not , who care's ,it's funny.

 

[Nonskimmer]

i don't believe that's real for one second..........

I've no available sources to prove it (because I'm too damn lazy), but I do believe it actually happened.


Oops.

 

[Matt308]

No it didn't. This has been a joke that has been around since the 60s. Probably on Snopes.com too.

C'mon people. Give the world's seamen some credit.

 

[Nonskimmer]

Never!


...wait a minute...

 

[Gnomey]

Your a submariner so your alright

 

[cheddar cheese]

Isnt that story the whole point of this thread?

 

[the lancaster kicks ass]

you mean to discuss Irish seamen?

 

[stonewall23]

Guinness Really is good for you . And that is all I'm going to say on that subject .

 

[Nonskimmer]

Mmmmmmm, Guinness...

Can't stand the stuff.

 

[stonewall23]

You strange person you .