More Stupid Things heard on Channel 16

A few weeks ago I posted a story a friend told me about the dumbest thing they heard on Channel 16 while boating in Florida. Here are a couple more. From the Beagle Blogger, Peter McGrath, heard in the Solent:

"Solent Coastguard this is motor boat Imbecile, I am aground, over." "Motorboat imbecile, this is Solent Coastguard, have you tried your engines in astern. over?" Long silence. "Solent Coastguard, this is motorboat imecile.  We are no longer aground..."

And this classic from John Gilbert in Canada:

This is based on an actual radio conversation between a U.S. Navy aircraft carrier (U.S.S. Abraham Lincoln) and Canadian authorities off the coast of Newfoundland in October, 1995. (The radio conversation was released by the Chief of Naval Operations on 10/10/95 authorized by the Freedom of Information Act.)  Canadians:  Please divert your course 15 degrees to the South to avoid collision.  Americans:  Recommend you divert your course 15 degrees to the North to avoid a collision.  Canadians:  Negative.  You will have to 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 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--I SAY AGAIN, 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.

Keep 'em coming.