WASHINGTON, (BM) – US officials said the Russian naval reconnaissance ship, Viktor Leonov, allegedly performs unsafe maneuvers in international waters off the coast of the United States, learned BulgarianMilitary.com, according CNN report.

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According to the channel, the ship over the past few days was located off the coast of South Carolina and Florida. At the same time, the ship supposedly does not turn on some navigation lights when visibility is limited due to weather conditions and do not respond to requests from passing ships. In addition, the Russian ship, according to sources, carries out “other erratic maneuvers.”

CNN notes that the U.S. Coast Guard warns people on ships passing through this area that a Russian ship is present. Also nearby is an American destroyer, a Pentagon spokesman said, TASS reports.

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From the material it also follows that “Viktor Leonov” from 2015 is allegedly often noticed off the East coast of the United States. In January 2018, CNN reported that this ship was in international waters in the area. In March 2017, Fox News also announced that Victor Leonov was in international waters off the coast of the US East Coast. Later, a Pentagon spokesman stated that the presence of the Russian ship there was lawful.

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