Posted on Jul 30, 2025
US Coast Guard says it chased off Chinese icebreaker - Breaking Defense
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The US Coast Guard “detected and responded to” the presence of the Chinese icebreaker and research vessel Xue Long 2 when it encroached on the United States’ extended continental shelf (ECS) north of Alaska, according to a service statement. “A Coast Guard C-130J Hercules fixed wing aircraft from Air Station Kodiak responded to the Xue Long 2, an icebreaker operated by the Polar Research Institute of China and 130 [nautical miles] inside the ECS boundary,” the service said in a July 26 statement (Opens in a new window). “The U.S. has exclusive rights to conserve and manage the living and non-living resources of its ECS.”
US Coast Guard says it chased off Chinese icebreaker - Breaking Defense
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According to the US State dept --
"The extended continental shelf, or ECS, refers to that portion of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast. ECS limits are determined using the provisions set forth in Article 76 of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention."
"The United States, like other countries, has an inherent interest in knowing, and declaring to others, the extent of its ECS and thus where it is entitled to exercise sovereign rights. Defining our ECS outer limits in geographical terms provides the specificity and certainty necessary to conserve and manage the resources of the ECS. The collection and analysis of the data necessary to establish the U.S. ECS limits also enables a better scientific understanding of our continental margins."
"The extended continental shelf, or ECS, refers to that portion of the continental shelf beyond 200 nautical miles from the coast. ECS limits are determined using the provisions set forth in Article 76 of the 1982 Law of the Sea Convention."
"The United States, like other countries, has an inherent interest in knowing, and declaring to others, the extent of its ECS and thus where it is entitled to exercise sovereign rights. Defining our ECS outer limits in geographical terms provides the specificity and certainty necessary to conserve and manage the resources of the ECS. The collection and analysis of the data necessary to establish the U.S. ECS limits also enables a better scientific understanding of our continental margins."
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Lt Col John (Jack) Christensen
The Chinese understand that law well, especially when determining where to create artificial islands.
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