U.S. Naval Institute News, which was the first to report the presence of the ship, said it is the Russian Navy Vishnya-class auxiliary general intelligence, or AGI, ship Kareliya (SSV-535).
Machadka Naval Institute ee Mareykanka, oo ahaa kii ugu horreeyay ee soo sheega joogitaanka markabka, ayaa sheegay inuu yahay markabka sirdoonka guud ee Kavyiya (SSV-535) ee Navy Vishnya-class kaaliyaha guud.