Current:Home > NewsUS Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands-InfoLens
US Coast Guard patrol spots Russian military ship off Alaska islands
View Date:2024-12-23 15:28:01
JUNEAU, Alaska (AP) — A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol around Alaska’s Aleutian Islands came across a Russian ship in international waters but within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said.
The crew on the U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley on Monday detected the vessel about 30 miles (48 kilometers) southeast of the Amukta Pass, the Coast Guard said in a Friday statement. A helicopter aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak also spotted the vessel.
The vessel was “transiting in international waters but still inside the U.S. Exclusive Economic Zone,” which extends 200 nautical miles (370 kilometers) from the U.S. shoreline, according to the statement.
The Coast Guard vessel did not communicate with the Russian ship but followed it as it moved east, the statement said.
“We met presence with presence to ensure there were no disruptions to U.S. interests in the maritime environment around Alaska” Cmdr. Steven Baldovsky, commanding officer of the Alex Haley, said in the statement.
In July, the Coast Guard while on patrol spotted four Chinese military ships north of the Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands in international waters but also within the U.S. exclusive economic zone, officials said.
Russian and Chinese bombers later that month flew together for the first time in international airspace off the coast of Alaska, in a new show of expanding military cooperation that U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin said at the time raises concerns.
The flights weren’t seen as a threat, and the bombers were tracked and intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets. But it was the first time that Chinese bomber aircraft flew within the Alaskan Air Defense Identification Zone. And it was the first time Chinese and Russian aircraft took off from the same base in northeast Russia.
veryGood! (75)
Related
- Stocks soared on news of Trump's election. Bonds sank. Here's why.
- Former Alabama police sergeant pleads guilty to excessive force charge
- Wait, what does 'price gouging' mean? How Harris plans to control it in the grocery aisle
- Greenidge Sues New York State Environmental Regulators, Seeking to Continue Operating Its Dresden Power Plant
- Trump's election has women swearing off sex with men. It's called the 4B movement.
- Taylor Swift fan captures video of film crew following her onstage at London Eras Tour
- Texas Rodeo Roper Ace Patton Ashford Dead at 18 After Getting Dragged by Horse
- Taylor Swift's best friend since childhood gives birth to sweet baby boy
- Georgia House Democrats shift toward new leaders after limited election gains
- 'Alien: Romulus' movie spoilers! Explosive ending sets up franchise's next steps
Ranking
- 1 monkey captured, 42 monkeys still on the loose after escaping research facility in SC
- What is a blue moon? Here's what one is and what the stars have to say about it.
- Haley Joel Osment Reveals Why He Took a Break From Hollywood In Rare Life Update
- Why you should be worried about massive National Public Data breach and what to do.
- One person is dead after a shooting at Tuskegee University
- Watch Taylor Swift perform 'London Boy' Oy! in Wembley Stadium
- Christina Hall and Taylor El Moussa Enjoy a Mother-Daughter Hair Day Amid Josh Hall Divorce
- Alligators and swamp buggies: How a roadside attraction in Orlando staved off extinction
Recommendation
-
How to protect your Social Security number from the Dark Web
-
Kirsten Dunst Reciting Iconic Bring It On Cheer at Screening Proves She’s Still Captain Material
-
Investigators looking for long-missing Michigan woman find human remains on husband’s property
-
Jana Duggar Reveals Move to New State After Wedding to Stephen Wissmann
-
A crowd of strangers brought 613 cakes and then set out to eat them
-
A Complete Guide to the It Ends With Us Drama and Blake Lively, Justin Baldoni Feud Rumors
-
Watch Taylor Swift perform 'London Boy' Oy! in Wembley Stadium
-
Lawsuit: Kansas school employee locked teen with Down syndrome in closet, storage cage