US Monitoring Russian Ship Operating in International Waters Near Hawaii

The military branch said that, on Oct. 29, it detected a Russian vessel approximately 15 miles south of Oahu, Hawaii.

A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules airplane crew from Air Station Barbers Point monitors a Russian military vessel, south of Oahu, Hawaii, on Oct. 29, 2025. Cutter William Hart/U.S. Coast Guard//Handout via Reuters

The United States Coast Guard is tracking a Russian military ship that was detected in international waters near Oahu, Hawaii, at the end of October, the agency announced in a statement on Thursday.

The military branch said that, on Oct. 29, it detected the Russian vessel approximately 15 miles south of Oahu.