USS Carl Vinson Shadowed by Russian, Chinese Spy Ships Near South Korea

The U.S. aircraft carrier USS Carl Vinson, currently deployed in waters near South Korea, is being shadowed by both a Chinese spy ship and a Russian spy ship, a defense official told Breitbart News.
While U.S. ships “generally” have a Chinese shadow while operating in the region, it is uncommon for them to be shadowed by a Russian ship in that area, one official said.

Both the Chinese ship and Russian ship are intelligence-gathering ships, the official said.

The Chinese ship has been identified as the Dongdiao-class Auxiliary General Intelligence (AGI) ship Tianlangxing.

The Russian ship has been identified as the Vishnya-class AGI ship Kurily – the same type of ship that was reportedly patrolling the U.S.’s east coast earlier this year.

The Vishnya-class ships are designed to gather signals intelligence via an extensive array of sensors.

 

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