Pentagon monitoring Russian research ship off U.S. coast

A Russian oceanographic research ship, Yantar, is sailing close to the U.S. submarine base at Kings Bay, Georgia.

US Navy 090109-N-1841C-028 The ballistic-missile submarine USS Rhode Island (SSBN 740) is escorted by tug boats to her berth at Naval Submarine Base Kings Bay, Ga
By U.S. Navy photo by Mass Communication Specialist 1st Class Kimberly Clifford [Public domain], via Wikimedia Commons

The base is home to the Navy’s East Coast ballistic missile submarine fleet. The Pentagon is tracking the ship as it heads towards Cuba.

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