US aircraft carrier Abraham Lincoln is sailing in the Arabian Sea. So is a Chinese vessel

2026-02-03 - 11:17

A Chinese research vessel has been operating in Middle Eastern waters close to a US aircraft carrier, according to ship-tracking data, at a time of heightened American military presence near Iran. China’s Dayang Yihao (or “Ocean No 1”) has been surveying the Arabian Sea west of India since December 19, according to SeaLight, a maritime analysis group affiliated to Stanford University. The ship is China’s first modern comprehensive ocean-going scientific research vessel, and is equipped with...