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Drone debris discoveries on Romanian Black Sea coast

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Drone debris has been repeatedly discovered along the Romanian Black Sea coast, prompting security alerts in seaside resorts. Initial reports noted fragments washed up at Eforie Nord and Olimp. In Eforie Nord, a tourist recovered a suspected fragment that was handed to the Constanța Coast Guard for analysis. While preliminary expertise suggested the object did not pose an immediate explosive risk, authorities issued warnings to tourists not to touch suspicious metallic objects. Subsequent discoveries included a metal fragment identified as a drone wing at Modern Beach in Constanța. While this specific fragment contained no explosives, it followed a previous incident in Olimp where a drone fragment with a potential explosive charge was discovered and safely detonated by authorities. In early September, the Romanian Navy’s explosive ordnance disposal (EOD) teams neutralized two separate drone fragments containing explosive payloads in the Black Sea within a 24-hour period. On September 3, a fragment was neutralized near the Central Platform, followed by another on September 4 approximately five nautical miles east of the Sulina Branch entrance. Both floating objects were reported by commercial vessels via the Regional Maritime Coordination Center. The Romanian Ministry of National Defence (MApN) confirmed that the EOD team neutralized the fragment near the Sulina branch entrance on Friday, September 4, at 18:17. The discovery of the non-explosive drone wing at Modern Beach in Constanța remains under analysis to determine its origin.

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