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Chinese research ship detected off Alaskan coast, Coast Guard says

Chinese research ship detected off Alaskan coast, Coast Guard says

A China-flagged research vessel was detected Friday off the coast of Alaska, the U.S. Coast Guard said. The Coast Guard reported Saturday that the Xue Long 2, an icebreaker, was detected about 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska, in the U.S. Arctic. The Xue Long 2 is operated by China’s Polar Research Institute.   A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules …

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