A Russian naval spy ship seen two weeks ago in international waters off Oahu was spotted Thursday lurking 17 miles off Hawaii island.

The Coast Guard announced Thursday that it detected the Kareliya’s presence Oct. 29 off Oahu but made no mention that it remains near the island chain, just outside U.S. territorial waters within about 14 miles from shore. Beyond that is considered international waters.

In response, the Coast Guard dispatched an HC-130 Hercules plane from Air Station Barbers Point, which conducted a “professional overflight,” and sent the Cutter William Hart, which transited near the foreign vessel.

The Vladivostok-based ship is one of seven Vishnya-class intelligence-gathering ships built in the 1980s for the Soviet navy, which the Russian Federation navy continues to op

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