The U.S. Coast Guard cutter was on routine patrol when it spotted the Russian ship in international waters near Alaska's Aleutian Islands.
A U.S. Coast Guard cutter on routine patrol around Alaska 's Aleutian Islands came across a Russia n 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 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.
exclusive economic zone, officials said.And on July 24, the U.S. military intercepted two Russian bombers and two Chinese bombers flying together in the Alaska Air Defense Identification Zone. The bombers were intercepted by U.S. and Canadian fighter jets and were not seen as a threat, according to North American Aerospace Defense Command. However, a U.S. defense official told CBS News this was the first time that Russian and Chinese aircraft had jointly entered the Alaska ADIZ.
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