Soviet Ship Monitoring U.S. Military Traffic
United Press International
NORFOLK, Va. —
A Soviet intelligence ship eavesdropping on military communications from a surveillance point near Chesapeake Bay appears to be on a routine spying mission, Navy officials said Wednesday.
The 3,400-ton auxiliary general intelligence ship has been monitoring military traffic from its position seven miles off the Virginia Beach coast since Dec. 19, the Richmond Times-Dispatch reported.
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