The United States Coast Guard is tracking a Russian military ship that was detected in international waters near Oahu, Hawaii, at the end of October, the agency announced in a statement on Thursday.
The military branch said that, on Oct. 29, it detected the Russian vessel approximately 15 miles south of Oahu.
The Coast Guard said an aircraft and cutter “responded to the Russian Federation Navy Auxiliary General Intelligence ship Kareliya.”
“Acting in accordance with international law, Coast Guard personnel are monitoring the Russian vessel’s activities near U.S. territorial waters to provide maritime security for U.S. vessels operating in the area and to support U.S. homeland defense efforts,” the Coast Guard said….
US Monitoring Russian Ship Operating in International Waters Near Hawaii
