With reference to the situation of the commercial vessel Seama, under Togo’s flag, which reported an explosion onboard in the morning of September 20, at around 6:50, the leadership of the Naval Forces Staff decided, according to the operational procedures in force, to send to the Sulina maritime district the 274 "Vice Admiral Constantin Bălescu" Minesweeper, with a group of EOD divers onboard, to act in support of the civilian authorities responsible to intervene and investigate the district. The military ship left Constanța Military Port around 08:15.
On Tuesday, September 19, Minister of National Defence, Angel Tîlvăr, had a meeting with the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, and with General Christopher Cavoli, the Supreme Allied Commander Europe (SACEUR), as part of the Ukraine Defence Contact Group Meeting held in Ramstein. The Chief of the Defence Staff, General Daniel Petrescu, also attended the meeting.
Minister of National Defence, Angel Tîlvăr, accompanied by the Chief of Defence Staff, General Daniel Petrescu, participated in the Ukraine Defence Contact Group Meeting (UDCG), chaired by the US Secretary of Defense, Lloyd Austin, on Tuesday, September 19, at Ramstein Air Base, Germany.
