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The Coast Guard responded to the Russian Federation Navy Auxiliary General Intelligence ship, Kareliya, by conducting a safe and professional overflight and transiting near the vessel, according to a news release.
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
What To Know A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft and cutter William Hart conducted an overflight and passed near the Kareliya, a Vishnya-class Russian intelligence ship.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Authorities were not immediately able to provide any information about who was responsible for the overflights.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Even a token port call or bomber overflight could add political friction – and pause for thought in Washington.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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Alexandra Koch, FOXNews.com, 14 Nov. 2025
What To Know A Coast Guard HC-130 Hercules aircraft and cutter William Hart conducted an overflight and passed near the Kareliya, a Vishnya-class Russian intelligence ship.
—Peter Aitken, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 Nov. 2025
Authorities were not immediately able to provide any information about who was responsible for the overflights.
—Jordan Blum, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025
Even a token port call or bomber overflight could add political friction – and pause for thought in Washington.
—Robert Muggah, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
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“Overflight.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/overflight. Accessed 3 Dec. 2025.
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overflight
noun
over·flight
ˈō-vər-ˌflīt 
: a flight over an area
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