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Coast Guard Tracking Two Russian Vessels off Hawaiian Coast
By Video @ 3:05 AM :: 2010 Views :: Military

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Editor's Note:  The short and carefully edited DVIDS video appears to show two Russian boats, one (oil products tanker 'печенга' / Pechenga, homeport Vladivostok) towing or refueling the other (Kareliya, a Vishnya-class spy ship hull #535). 

The coordinates marked on the upper left and upper right of video are  19°13'00.0"N+156°17'00.0"W and the compass indicator appears to show the boats heading due north.  These coordinates would place the Russian boats along the South Kona Coast of the Big Island. (MAP

DVIDS indicates the video was taken Jan 18, 2023 and posted at 18:31, but the video (upper left hand corner) indicates it was taken on January 11, 2023 with snips from 20:41Z (10:41 AM HST) to 21:01Z (11:01 AM HST).

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Coast Guard, partners tracking Russian vessel off Hawaiian Coast

from DVIDS, 01.18.2023

HONOLULU — In recent weeks, the U.S. Coast Guard has continued to monitor a Russian vessel, believed to be an intelligence gathering ship, off the coast of the Hawaiian Islands.

While foreign military vessels may transit freely through the U.S. economic exclusive zone (EEZ), as per customary international laws, foreign-flagged military vessels have often been observed operating and loitering within Coast Guard District Fourteen’s area of response.

The Coast Guard continues to coordinate with Department of Defense partners, providing updates to foreign vessel movements and activities and to appropriately meet presence with presence to encourage international maritime norms.  

“The U.S. Coast Guard is currently monitoring the Russian vessel operating in the vicinity of Hawaii,” said Cmdr. Dave Milne, chief of External Affairs. “As part of our daily operations, we track all vessels in the Pacific area through surface and air assets and joint agency capabilities.

The Coast Guard operates in accordance with international laws of the sea to ensure all nations can do the same without fear or contest. This is especially critical to secure freedom of movement and navigation throughout the Blue Pacific.” 

As a part of the Department of Homeland Security, the Coast Guard is the lead federal agency for at-sea enforcement of U.S. fisheries laws; additionally, the Coast Guard assists in the enforcement of laws on the high seas subject to the jurisdiction of the United States’ exclusive economic zone. Law and treaty enforcement account for approximately 1/3 of the Coast Guard's annual budget. 

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MAP of coordinates marked on video: 19°13'00.0"N+156°17'00.0"W (Russian boats heading due north along the South Kona Coast of Big Island)

USNI: The vessel was identified as Vishnya-class intelligence ship Kareliya (535)

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