Stormy night on the North Sea. Horribly crackling static coming through the HF receiver. Faint and broken communication...

"Krzzz... osabund.... ksssssskr... oast Guard...Frrrr tshhh... "

"Ship on frequency, zis is Norwegian Koast Guard, say again..."

"Krshhh... Rosabund ssssss... MaydayK-K-Kzzzayday ...inking"

"Rosabund, you are breaking, say again..."

"KssMAYDAYtshh are ksss...inking"

"Rosabund, your radio iz terible, say again..."

"...uck it!! Tshhhh... WE ARE SINKING!!!!!!"

"Er... Rosabund... Zis kan appen... Everybody sink sometime... Vat are you sinking about???"

It works much better in video...

See ithere

It would have to.

This is a true story. A shrimper out of Apalachicola hit some heavy weather and the captain, who was tongue tied, called for assistance. The conversation went like this:

"Apalatheecola Coast Guard thathion, thist isth the thwaler Maree. We are thakin' on watah and are thinking. Ovar."

"Unidentified vessel, this is Coast Guard Station Apalachicola. Say again."

"I thead, thist ith the thwaler Maree. We isth thinking. Ovar."

"Copy, Maree. What is your problem? Say again. Over."

"WE ARE THINKING, Apalachicola."

"Say again, Maree; I didn't understand you."

"Apalachicola, KISTH MY ASSTH! Did you understhand THAT!