A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules aircrew from Coast Guard Air Station Kodiak detects and responds to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf in the U.S ...

A United States Coast Guard C-130J aircraft tracks the Chinese research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf in the Arctic on July 25, 2025.© U.S. Coast Guard ...

The U.S. Coast Guard detected and responded to the China-flagged research ship Xue Long 2 on the U.S. Extended Continental Shelf (ECS) in the U.S. Arctic, approximately 290 NM north of Utqiagvik, ...

A Chinese research ship named the Xue Long 2 was detected 290 nautical miles north of Utqiagvik, Alaska on Friday, the United States Coast Guard (USCG) said in a release.