Russia submarines and naval ships cross into buffer zone off Alaska, U.S. Coast Guard says

The crew of U.S. Coast Guard Cutter Stratton (WMSL 752) encountered and shadowed four Russian Federation Navy (RFN) vessels 57 miles northwest of Point Hope, Alaska, Sept. 15, 2024. The Russian Surface Action Group consisted of a Severodvinsk-class submarine, a Dolgorukiy-class submarine, a Steregushchiy– class Frigate, and a Seliva-class tug. 

U.S. Coast Guard courtesy photo

“We are actively patrolling our maritime border in the Bering Sea, Bering Strait, and Chukchi Sea, with our largest and most capable cutters and aircraft, to protect U.S. sovereign interests, U.S. fish stocks, and to promote international maritime norms,” said Rear Adm. Megan Dean. “Coast Guard Cutter Stratton ensured there were no disruptions to U.S. interests.” 

The Coast Guard said the Stratton, a 418-foot legend class national security cutter, is “patrolling under Operation Frontier Sentinel, an operation designed to meet presence with presence when strategic competitors operate in and around U.S. waters.”

The incident comes less than two months after the U.S. military intercepted several Russian and Chinese bombers in international airspace near the coast of Alaska.

Military activity by the U.S., Canada, Russia and China has ramped up in the Arctic. In July, Moscow said it scrambled fighter jets to intercept two U.S. military long-range bomber aircraft that approached the Russian border over the Barents Sea in the Arctic. 

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Publish date : 2024-09-17 00:53:00

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