To: longnshort who wrote (1000453 ) 2/16/2017 12:30:39 PM From: Mongo2116 Respond to of 1575760 now that they have a friend in the white house Russian spy ship no longer 30 miles from Groton submarine base, spotted near Virginia base POSTED 6:03 AM, FEBRUARY 16, 2017, BY ASSOCIATED PRESS, UPDATED AT 10:02AM, Courtney weighs in on Russian spy ship h HARTFORD -- A Russian spy ship is no longer 30 nautical miles from the US Navy submarine base in Groton, but is still in waters along the East Coast. At about 10 p.m. Wednesday, Democratic Senator Christopher Murphy's office confirmed the ship was further away from the base. The ship was spotted near Virginia late Wednesday steaming south -- and near the largest naval base in the world, where the U.S. Navy's Atlantic Fleet is located. The Viktor Leonov was spotted approximately 65 nautical miles northeast of Norfolk, Va., in international waters heading south, a U.S. official told Fox News. The U.S. territorial line extends 12 miles from the coast. The Russian spy ship likely was returning to the Caribbean and Havana Harbor, according to the official. The Viktor Leonov was last seen in Havana in January 2015, as the Obama administration helped thaw relations with Cuba. Murphy and his peers expressed concern over reports of the Russian intelligence-collection ship traveling near the U.S. naval submarine base. Murphy, Democratic Senator Richard Blumenthal and U.S. Rep. Joe Courtney issued statements Wednesday condemning what they described as Russia's increasing aggression. Courtney on Russian spy ship h A U.S. defense official said Tuesday the Russian ship has been operating in international waters off the U.S. East Coast. The official said it made a port call in Cuba previously and was monitored off Delaware's coast. The U.S. Navy conducts similar intelligence-gathering operations against Russian military targets, such as its submarine bases, from international waters. The Democratic congressmen are calling on Republican President Donald Trump to address Russia's actions.