Coast Guard Secures the U.S. Arctic as Chinese Research Vessels Arrive in the Bering Sea

U.S. Coast Guard sent this bulletin at 07/17/2026 05:00 PM EDT

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Coast Guard Secures the U.S. Arctic as Chinese Research Vessels Arrive in the Bering Sea
07/17/2026 04:21 PM EDT

JUNEAU, Alaska – This week, the U.S. Coast Guard monitored the Chinese research ship Xue Long, which transited north through the U.S. exclusive economic zone (EEZ) and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea with a declared destination of the Arctic and the Xue Long 2, another China-flagged research vessel transiting to the Arctic.
Xue Long, a Chinese research ship, transits north through the U.S. EEZ and over the U.S. extended continental shelf in the Bering Sea with a declared destination of the Arctic, July 12, 2026.