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A maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port, no one hurt
A maritime drone explodes at a Romanian Black Sea port, no one hurt
A Ukrainian maritime drone has exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania, with three others self-detonating outside the port, according to Romanian authorities
CONSTANTA, Romania --A Ukrainian maritime drone that was being used in thecountry's war against Russiaexploded Friday at a Black Sea port inRomania, while three other sea drones exploded outside the port, Romanian authorities said. No one was hurt.
The drone that self-detonated in the port of Constanta exploded at around 10:30 a.m., after the area had been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service, coast guard and the Defense Ministry, authorities said.
“Immediately after identifying the drone, the Ministry of Defense contacted its Ukrainian counterparts, who confirmed that they had lost control of the operation of four drones,” the Romanian government said in a statement. “The other three drones self-detonated — two offshore and the third outside the port.”
“Confirmation of these events came from both the Ukrainian side and from data obtained by the Romanian authorities,” it added.
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The explosion, captured by public broadcaster TVR and other media outlets, highlighted the offensive capabilities of the specific Sea Baby drone (the class can be customised for specific missions), which can carry warheads weighing up to two tonnes and has been extensively used by Ukraine against Russian naval targets. Two such drones struck the Crimean Bridge in July 2023.
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CONSTANTA, Romania (AP) — A Ukrainian maritime drone that was being used in the country’s war against Russia exploded Friday at a Black Sea port in Romania, while three other sea drones exploded outside the port, Romanian authorities said. No one was hurt.
The drone that self-detonated in the port of Constanta exploded at around 10:30 a.m., after the area had been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service, coast guard and the Defense Ministry, authorities said.
“Immediately after identifying the drone, the Ministry of Defense contacted its Ukrainian counterparts, who confirmed that they had lost control of the operation of four drones,” the Romanian government said in a statement. “The other three drones self-detonated — two offshore and the third outside the port.”
“Confirmation of these events came from both the Ukrainian side and from data obtained by the Romanian authorities,” it added.
Romanian President Nicusor Dan said in a statement online that the Ukrainian forces “lost control of the assets as a result of electronic warfare actions by Russia,” likely jamming,…
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In this photo taken from video provided by OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1, an explosion of sea drone is seen in Constanta port, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1 via AP)
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In this photo taken from video provided by OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1, smoke rises after an explosion of sea drone is seen in Constanta port, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1 via AP)
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In this photo taken from video provided by OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1, an explosion of sea drone is seen in Constanta port, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1 via AP)
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A Romanian Police officer secures an entrance in the vicinity of a damaged warehouse following the explosion of a maritime drone in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026.
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Romanian Border Police officers secure an entrance in the vicinity of a damaged warehouse following the explosion of a maritime drone in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026.
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In this photo taken from video provided by OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1, an explosion of sea drone is seen in Constanta port, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1 via AP)
Romanian Border Police officers secure an entrance in the vicinity of a damaged warehouse following the explosion of a maritime drone in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
In this photo taken from video provided by OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1, smoke rises after an explosion of sea drone is seen in Constanta port, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1 via AP)
A Romanian Police officer secures an entrance in the vicinity of a damaged warehouse following the explosion of a maritime drone in the Black Sea port of Constanta, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (AP Photo/Vadim Ghirda)
In this photo taken from video provided by OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1, an explosion of sea drone is seen in Constanta port, Romania, Friday, June 5, 2026. (OBSERVATOR ANTENA 1 via AP)
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Chris Hughes
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Eliana Nunes
News Reporter
Updated 14:54, 06 Jun 2026
A sea drone
exploded at Romania's
largest port on the Black Sea coast, with three others self-detonating in Romanian waters shortly afterwards.
The first blast happened at the port of Constanta at around 10.30am local time (8.30am UK time) on Friday. Authorities cordoned off the area and evacuated more than 1,300 people from nearby coastal areas. The Ukrainian Navy confirmed it had lost control of four of its unmanned surface vehicles - also known as "sea drones" - as they were "under the influence of the enemy's electronic warfare means". There were no reports of casualties.
It comes after a stray Russian drone crashed into an apartment building in the Romanian port city of
Galati
late last Thursday. The strike sparked a fire and injured two people. European leaders expressed solidarity with the NATO and EU member following the incident, with Sir Keir Starmer calling it a "serious violation of NATO airspace".
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3×cross-perspective · 2A Ukrainian maritime drone exploded in the port of Constanta, Romania.
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abc_au“A Ukrainian naval drone has exploded in Romania's Black Sea port of Constanta”
aljazeera“Drone explosion in Romanian port”
gdelt“A Ukrainian maritime drone that was being used in the country’s war against Russia exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania”
abcnews.com“A Ukrainian maritime drone has exploded at a Black Sea port in Romania”
1×broadly confirmedThree other maritime drones self-detonated outside the port of Constanta, Romania.
other
gdelt“while three other sea drones exploded outside the port, authorities said.”
abcnews.com“while three other sea drones exploded outside the port, Romanian authorities said.”
1×broadly confirmedThe drone that exploded in Constanta self-detonated at around 10:30 a.m.
other
gdelt“The drone that self-detonated in the port of Constanta occurred at around 10.30 am”
abcnews.com“The drone that self-detonated in the port of Constanta exploded at around 10:30 a.m.”
1×broadly confirmedThe area where the drone exploded had been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service, coast guard, and the Defence Ministry.
other
gdelt“after the area had been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service, coast guard and the Defence Ministry, authorities said.”
abcnews.com“after the area had been secured and isolated by the Romanian Intelligence Service, coast guard and the Defense Ministry, authorities said.”
1×broadly confirmedRomanian authorities confirmed that no one was hurt in the blast.
other
gdelt“No one was hurt in the blast on Friday.”
abcnews.com“No one was hurt.”
1×broadly confirmedThe Ukrainian government confirmed to Romanian authorities that it had lost control of the operation of four drones.
other
gdelt“Immediately after identifying the drone, the Ministry of Defence contacted its Ukrainian counterparts, who confirmed that they had lost control of the operation of ”
abcnews.com“Immediately after identifying the drone, the Ministry of Defense contacted its Ukrainian counterparts, who confirmed that they had lost control of the operation of four drones,”
Single-source · 2 — reported by one bloc only (uncorroborated)
The Romanian President, Nicușor Dan, stated that the maritime drone that exploded in Constanta was Ukrainian but that Russia was to blame.
bluesky
European leaders warned that the war in Ukraine is becoming a 'direct threat' to countries along the EU's eastern border.
abc_au
Framing · 6 — loaded language surfaced (spin shown, not adopted)
abc_au
“drone blast”
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abc_au
“fresh warning”
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bluesky
“Russia was to blame”
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gdelt
“self-detonated”
→ detonated
abcnews.com
“self-detonated”
→ detonated
gdelt
“being used in the country’s war against Russia”
→ used in the war against Russia
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