============================================================================ Communications at sea. The following conversation was purported to have occurred with signal lights in Morse Code one cold foggy night at sea: #1: PLEASE DIVERT YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES TO LEFT TO AVOID A COLLISION. #2: YOU DIVERT YOUR COURSE 15 DEGREES TO RIGHT TO AVOID A COLLISION. #1: I AM THE CAPTAIN OF A US NAVY FRIGATE. YOU DIVERT YOUR COURSE. #2: NO. YOU DIVERT YOUR COURSE. #1: THIS IS A LARGE WARSHIP OF THE U.S. NAVY. DIVERT YOUR COURSE NOW! #2: THIS IS A LIGHTHOUSE. YOUR CALL. ============================================================================