Safety · Tulcea, Fetești, and Snake Island
Romania scrambles two F-16 jets and issues RO-Alert in Tulcea after aerial target near Snake Island
Radar detected an aerial target southeast of Snake Island in Ukrainian airspace on Friday evening, 13 November, and two Romanian F-16s took off from Fetești. Authorities sent an RO-Alert to the north of Tulcea county at 21:53.
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In brief
Two Romanian Air Force F-16s on air policing duty took off from Baza 86 Aeriană Fetești after the detection on Friday evening, 13 November.
The National Military Command Centre asked the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations to alert residents in the north of Tulcea county, and the RO-Alert went out at 21:53.
The aerial alert was lifted at 22:58, according to the Ministry of National Defence.
- Friday evening, 13 NovemberRadar detects an aerial target southeast of Snake Island
- 13 NovRO-Alert transmitted for northern Tulcea county
- 13 NovAerial alert ends
Radar detection and jet launch
Romania's Ministry of National Defence (MApN) said its radar surveillance system detected an aerial target on Friday evening, 13 November, southeast of Snake Island (Insula Șerpilor), in Ukrainian airspace. Two Romanian Air Force F-16 jets on air policing duty then took off from Baza 86 Aeriană Fetești.
The ministry's statement, as reported by the outlets, described the detection in these terms:
“During this evening, 13 November, the ministry's radar surveillance system detected an aerial target southeast of Snake Island, in Ukrainian airspace.”
Alert in northern Tulcea
The National Military Command Centre notified the General Inspectorate for Emergency Situations so that the population in the north of Tulcea county could be alerted. An RO-Alert message was transmitted at 21:53, according to the ministry.
The aerial alert ended at 22:58, the ministry later announced.
Differing descriptions of the object
Mediafax's headline described a drone spotted southwest of Snake Island, while the ministry's statement cited in the body placed an aerial target to the southeast without mentioning a drone. Mediafax also reported that the jets were launched to monitor the situation.
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Sources and context
- Ziare.comA new alert in Tulcea. F-16 fighter jets scrambled from Fetești after the appearance of an aerial target southeast of Snake IslandO nouă alertă în Tulcea. Avioane de luptă F-16 ridicate de la Fetești, după apariția unei ținte aeriene la sud-est de Insula Șerpilor · original in Romanian
- HotNews.roRO-Alert in Tulcea county due to an aerial target detected southeast of Snake Island. F-16 jets took off from FeteștiRO-Alert în județul Tulcea, din cauza unei ținte aeriene detectate la sud-est de Insula Șerpilor. Avioane F-16 au decolat de la Fetești · original in Romanian
- Mediafax.roDrone detected near Snake Island. RO-Alert for residents in the north of Tulcea countyDronă detectată în apropiere de Insula Șerpilor. RO-Alert pentru locuitorii din nordul județului Tulcea · original in Romanian
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