A U.S. Coast Guard ship has spotted multiple naval warships from China and Russia, including a destroyer, in the Bering Sea near Alaska’s Kiska Island.
But it turned out the cruiser wasn’t alone as it sailed about 86 miles north of Alaska’s Kiska Island, on Sept. 19.
Two other Chinese naval ships and four Russian naval vessels, including a destroyer, were spotted in single formation, the patrol boat, known as a cutter called Kimball, discovered.The Honolulu-based Kimball, a 418-foot vessel, observed as the ships broke formation and dispersed. A C-130 Hercules provided air support for the Kimball from the Coast Guard station in Kodiak.
"While the formation has operated in accordance with international rules and norms, we will meet presence with presence to ensure there are no disruptions to U.S. interests in the maritime environment around Alaska," Rear Adm. Nathan Moore, Seventeenth Coast Guard District commander said. A Coast Guard Cutter Kimball crew-member spots a foreign naval vessel in the Bering Sea on Sept. 19, 2022.
The Coast Guard said Operation Frontier Sentinel guidelines call for meeting"presence with presence" when strategic competitors operate in and around U.S. waters.The Coast Guard did not immediately respond to questions about the incident from The Associated Press.
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