InThe Romanian Ministry of Defense announced that an element of the Pantsir-S1 missile system found on the shore, the missile element, according to the Romanian Navy, was most likely washed ashore by the sea current and it does not pose a danger
The fragment found on the coast of Romania is an element of the anti-aircraft missile system “Shell S-1”, the press service of the country’s Naval Forces said. They indicated that the found object was most likely washed ashore by the sea current and it does not pose a danger.
“The detected element does not contain pyrotechnic and hazardous materials and is a starter tube of a type 57E6 anti-aircraft missile launched by an anti-aircraft missile system of the type S-1 Shell (according to the NATO classification SA-22 Greyhound),” it is reported with reference to the data of the General Staff of the Navy Romania.
The component of the rocket, thrown onto the beach a few dozen kilometers from the Romanian city of Constanta, was found on the evening of January 15, the newspaper Zaire wrote. Local rescuers said that the object does not pose a danger, it was handed over to the Romanian military.
The Romanian Navy did not rule out that in the near future the passage may bring other similar “constituent elements” close to the coastal zone of Romania and other countries, but this does not pose a danger. “However, we recommend that citizens [hellip;], for their own safety, do not approach the detected objects and immediately notify the competent authorities,” the message says.
The self-propelled anti-aircraft gun system of land and sea-based “Pantsir-S1” was adopted in Russia in 2010. It can fire at ground, flood targets and manpower, as well as provide protection from all modern means of air attack. The Ministry of Defense mentioned that “Pantsir-C1” is on combat duty in the special operation zone.
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