This is a story of a radio conversation that took place a number of years ago between a U.S. naval ship and Canadian maritime contact off the coast of Newfoundland.  While the tale may or may not be true, it truly makes a great point about making assumptions: Americans:  Please divert your course 15 degrees north to avoid a collision. Canadians:  Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees south to avoid collision. Americans:  This is the captain of a U.S. navy... [read more]