Coast Guard officials said Russia had notified the U.S. government that part of its exercise would include a portion of the fishing zone. Coast Guard officials said they have been working to make sure future notifications reached the right people. The Coast Guard has long complained that its lone pair of aging icebreakers are struggling to stay in service but may now have the opportunity to build six new ones. Jets in Alaska scrambled repeatedly this year to intercept Russian aircraft moving toward U.S. airspace. In the encounter last month, the four Russian aircraft loitered in the area for about 90 minutes and never crossed into U.S. airspace.

Source: New York Times November 12, 2020 20:18 UTC