Partial transcript of an early 20th Century wireless (radio transmissions using Morse code) conversation between a battleship and an unknown vessel. The transmissions of the two vessels are similar, so I have made the battleship's transmissions boldface, for clarity:
Battleship: ...you are on a collision course. Alter your heading 20 degrees starboard.
Unknown Vessel: You are on a collision course. Alter your heading 20 degrees to starboard.
B: Repeat, you are on a collision course. Alter your course 20 degrees starboard.
UV: Please alter your course 25 degrees to starboard.
B: This is your last warning. Alter your course 20 degrees starboard. I am a battleship.
UV: This is your last warning. Please alter your course 30 degrees to starboard. I am a lighthouse.
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