SS Canberra delivered troops into Falkland Sound and San Carlos Bay during the Falklands campaign. Captain Scott-Masson then sent a telex to P&O headquarters reporting that the passengers had been delivered as requested. The message retained the language of a commercial passenger service while reporting a wartime troop movement.
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Canberra reported a combat landing as passengers delivered
A terse P&O message turned Canberra's delivery of troops into San Carlos Water into an understated passenger-service report.