The Galati Lower Danube River Administration (AFDJ) is constantly monitoring the low levels of late on the Romanian Danube sector.Thus, the Galati Lower Danube River Administration monitors are taking hydrographic measurements at critical points to identify areas with depths below 2.5 m.Currently, on the Danube sectors administered by AFDJ between Km 375 - Km 237, the depths are above 3.0m .On the Danube sector between Km 845 - Km 610, AFDJ will start dredging works with its own ships at the critical points Km 675 - Km 678 Bechet, Km 821 - Km 820 Salcia and Km 617 - Km 613 Calnovat.AFDJ issued as far back as July 31, 2024 its info no 91 informing all seafarers of the current hydrological situation with downward trends and asking them to correlate the loading drafts with the existing navigation conditions, while paying attention to the floating signals as well as the current limits of the channel."In case of strandings, the ships have to urgently notify the port captains, as well as the AFDJ for the urgent verification of the remaining depths in the sector, as well as the restoration of signalling in the area as a result of refloating," reads the info.So far, the RADOMIR convoy has reached the bottom in the area of the Salcia critical point, at the edge of the area, but still manages to break away and continue on its way.Also, the non-observance of the limit of the channel on Tuesday led to the CEMAL REIS ship ran out of the navigable channel on the Maritime Danube sector at Mm75. The ship was refloated with AFDJ's tugboat COVURLUI.
TikTok has launched an Election Center dedicated to Romania's upcoming elections as part of its broader effort to protect "the integrity of the platform" and promote access to reliable information. The initiative is supported by a new media literacy campaign and ongoing collaboration with more than 20 fact-checking partners, the company said in a statement. […]
Romanian acting president Ilie Bolojan met on Friday, April 25, with a delegation from the Office for Democratic Institutions and Human Rights, or ODIHR, of the Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE), according to a statement from the presidential administration. The acting president told the delegation that Romania "is faithful to democratic principles […]
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The 2025 edition of the European Film Festival (FFE), which takes place this year in Bucharest and nine other cities, will screen more than 40 feature films, 28 of which are national premieres. The festival will also present two selections of short films, also screened as national premieres. Among them are 11 documentaries, 13 films […]
Update: The Romanian Ministry of Foreign Affairs said in an official press release that the Romanian citizen was initially detained in the Abkhazia region four months ago and was later transferred to Sochi, Russia. "Steps have already been taken to provide consular protection and assistance with the central and local authorities, in accordance with international regulations," […]
Russia’s Federal Security Service, FSB, said on Friday, April 25, that it arrested a 23-year-old Romanian citizen on suspicion of spying for Ukraine by sharing the locations of Russian air defense systems. The unnamed man is accused of collecting and transmitting information about air defense sites in the Black Sea resort city of Sochi to […]
