Costinești
- Aug 16
Drone fragment washes ashore at Olimp as Romanian and Bulgarian Black Sea coast logs series of discoveries
A drone fragment washed ashore at Olimp on Romania's Black Sea coast on 15 August, the latest in a string of similar discoveries from Costinești to Saturn and across the border in Bulgaria over three consecutive days.
- Aug 13
Suspected drone spotted floating near Costinești beach on Romanian Black Sea coast
Tourists at the Black Sea resort of Costinești filmed a suspicious object drifting near a breakwater on Thursday morning; police, Coast Guard and Navy teams were dispatched to verify whether it is a drone.
- Jul 12
Romania's Beach, Please! festival draws record 155,000 on Saturday, pauses to honour viral grandmother
The fourth day of the anniversary edition drew the largest single-day crowd in the festival's history, with Future, Quavo, and INNA headlining before a heartfelt on-stage memorial for Afuzii Chiamiran.
- Jul 10
Croatian man, 54, dies of cardiac arrest in car park at Romania's Beach, Please! festival; his teenage son taken into care
A 54-year-old Croatian citizen was found unconscious in his car near the festival site in Costinești late Thursday and could not be revived, authorities said. His 17-year-old son, who had travelled with him, was taken into the care of child protection services.
