Russian Intelligence Ship Approaches Largest US Naval Base in Virginia – Reports
SputnikNews.com
17.02.2017
The Russian intelligence ship, which has been sailing in the international waters near the US east coast, has been spotted not far from a naval base near Virginia Beach, Fox News reported.
WASHINGTON (Sputnik) — The SSV-175 Viktor Leonov remains in international waters and was detected 19 miles away from Norfolk, which houses the largest US naval base, Fox News reported.
The vessel, which can intercept signals and measure US sonar capability, was “loitering” in the water, according to media reports.
On Thursday, Viktor Leonov was spotted some 30 miles south of Groton Navy submarine base in the US state of Connecticut. The ship was first detected near the east coast on Tuesday, when it approached Delaware.
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