Russian spy ship spotted off US coast

A Russian intelligence ship came within 30 nautical miles of Alaska's western islands earlier this week, the U.S. Coast Guard said on Friday, less than two weeks after Russian and Chinese bombers flew sorties over the same area. An unidentified Vishnya-class spy ship was "detected and followed" on August 5 by the Coast Guard Cutter Alex Haley southeast of the Amukta Pass in the Aleutian Islands, within the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ), the Coast Guard said. "The Alex Haley did not communicate with the Russian vessel," the statement said,...