Just saw on the news a Russian spy ship seen off the coast of Delaware, heading
North. Apparently the same ship that was off the waters of Kings Bay Ga. in 2015.
The article mentions its possibly measuring U.S. sonar capabilities along with other
intel gathering.
Yes, lots of discussion about that here in Hampton Roads. It's been going on for years (remember the duty AGI?). I believe we have intelligence gathering ships off the Russian coast as well.
Coast Guard Tracking Russian Spy Ship Near Submarine Base In Groton
So now it is up to our CG to keep track of ships like this? Not to disparage our CG brethren, but I don't think the reporters have a clue as to what is going on.
"Nicholas Rondinone, Edmund H. Mahony and David Owens
The military tracked a Russian spy ship moving up the East Coast to within 30 miles of the Naval Submarine Base in Groton Wednesday and some political figures called the maneuver another aggressive action by Russian President Vladimir Putin."