A Russian undercover agent send has been patrolling off the coast of Hawaii however thus far has remained in global waters, the Pentagon stated Thursday.

Whilst the look of a Russian surveillance send alongside the U.S. sea coast isn’t bizarre, this one has attracted extra consideration as a result of heightened tensions between the U.S. and Russia over Moscow’s invasion of Ukraine and veiled threats to make use of nuclear guns.

The Vishnya-class Kareliya surveillance send has been monitored by way of the U.S. Coast Guard crusing close to Hawaii during the last a number of weeks.

“I will’t discuss to why the Russians are crusing the send at this time, it’s roughly precarious timing,” stated Pentagon spokeswoman Sabrina Singh. She stated the Coast Guard continues to be tracking the send, which has been running in global waters.

“We haven’t observed any unsafe or unprofessional habits and we predict that the Russians will perform throughout the area based on global legislation,” Singh stated.

In a video posted to Twitter by way of the Coast Guard, the send seems to be both being towed by way of any other send or in a resupply mode.

“U.S. Indo-Pacific Command is tracking the Russian vessels running in global waters within the Western Pacific,” the Pentagon stated in a remark. “As Russia operates throughout the area, it’s anticipated to take action based on global legislation.”