The U.S. Coast Guard is tracking a Russian military intelligence ship operating unusually close to Hawaii. The vessel, identified as the Kareliya, was detected roughly 15 nautical miles south of Oahu on Oct. 29.
Coast Guard aircraft and a cutter monitored the ship through flyovers and close transits, calling the response part of routine maritime security and homeland defense operations.
Russian spy ship detected just miles from Hawaiian coastline prompts US Coast Guard response https://t.co/nXjBARhHFC
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International law permits foreign military ships to operate outside the 12-mile territorial limit, but U.S. officials view the activity as part of a pattern of Russian intelligence gathering near American waters.
The Kareliya, a Soviet-era Vishnya-class spy ship, has been spotted near Hawaii multiple times, including in 2021 and 2023.
US Coast Guard intercepts Russian spy ship near Hawaii
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A Russian intelligence vessel was spotted last month about 15 nautical miles south of Oahu.
On October 29, 2025, the U.S. Coast Guard detected and tracked the Kareliya, a Vishnya-class signals-intelligence ship operated by… pic.twitter.com/d1wY2B9bRf
Allied nations are seeing similar activity. The U.K. recently tracked a Russian vessel mapping underwater infrastructure, while NORAD has documented unsafe encounters with Russian jets near Alaska.
U.S. officials say they will continue monitoring Russian movements closely.
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