Russian spy ship now off Virginia coast

[bathroommonkey76]

The Russian spy ship Viktor Leonov is no longer off the coast of Connecticut, but has moved southward to a position northeast of Norfolk, Virginia.

The vessel's presence 30 miles south of a U.S. Navy submarine base in New London, Connecticut drew international headlines this week even though U.S. officials were not concerned by the ship's operations, which are in international waters.

On Tuesday,the Russian spy ship had positioned itself east of Long Island about 30 miles south of the New London submarine base.

Officials said the vessel was "loitering" in the area, presumably gathering intelligence about U.S. Navy submarine operations, similar to what it did in 2014 and 2015 when it stayed for several weeks at a time close to the other U.S. Navy submarine base at Kings Bay, Georgia.

But, a U.S. official said the Leonov only spent about 24 hours in the waters off of Connecticut before it began moving south sometime on Wednesday. By Thursday morning, the ship was 75 miles northeast of Norfolk.

More:

http://abcnews.go.com/International/russian-spy-ship-now-off-virginia-coast/story?id=45547194

[guillaumeb]

1. They have orders to pick up Trump and Bannon and offer them sanctuary in Russia. eom

[underpants]

2. Oh hell NO! Now it's getting personal!!

I'll alert my Hampton Roads peeps.

[gratuitous]

3. Just a week ago, President Trump tweeted that OUR NATIONAL SECURITY IS AT STAKE

Here's a Russian ship cruising off the East Coast, and what is President Trump doing about it? Skedaddling down to Florida (again), this time to have a good old-timey hootenanny to let people cheer for him. I'm hoping that because of the re-election campaign rally, this trip is on his campaign budget's dime, but I suspect that We the People will get stuck with the bill again.

Every weekend, off to Florida. He says the nation's security is at stake, but he can't be bothered about enemy ships off the coast.