US Coast Guard Detects Chinese Military Ships Near Alaska

The ships were spotted between 80 miles and 130 miles from Alaska’s Aleutian Islands, officials said.

A Coast Guard cutter Kimball crew-member observes a foreign vessel in the Bering Sea on Sept. 19, 2022. U.S. Coast Guard District 17 via AP

A U.S. Coast Guard ship on routine patrol in the Bering Sea spotted several Chinese military ships about 124 miles from the Alaskan coast, according to officials.

Three Chinese military vessels were detected north of Amchitka Pass in the Aleutian Islands, the Coast Guard said in a July 10 statement. A helicopter crew operated by the Coast Guard spotted a fourth vessel some 84 miles north of Amukta Pass, located between the Bering Sea and the North Pacific Ocean.