EventU.S. Coast Guard cutter Storis and Canadian warship HMCS Max Bernays monitored Chinese research vessel Xue Long for almost a month in the high Arctic north of 82°N, where it deployed more than 30 autonomous observation buoys and completed 12 ice‑station operations—an activity flagged as a security concern by U.S. officials.
U.S. Coast Guard and Canadian warship tracked a Chinese research icebreaker for nearly a month as it deployed dozens of observation buoys across the Arctic Ocean.
US Coast Guard cutter Storis and Canadian warship HMCS Max Bernays tracked Chinese research vessel Xue Long for nearly a month as it deployed over 30 autonomous observation buoys north of 82°N in the high Arctic; the operation prompted U.S. officials to label the activity a security concern while highlighting China’s growing Arctic scientific footprint.
