US Coast Guard says it chased off Chinese icebreaker - Breaking Defense

US Coast Guard says it chased off Chinese icebreaker - Breaking Defense

WASHINGTON — The US Coast Guard “detected and responded to” the presence of the Chinese icebreaker and research vessel Xue Long 2 when it encroached on the United States’ extended continental shelf (ECS) north of Alaska, according to a service statement. “A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Kodiak responded to the Xue Long 2, an icebreaker operated by the Polar Research Institute of China and 130 [nautical miles] i…