Day 15: Bulgarian Research Ship Leaves Mediterranean for First Time, Heads for South Atlantic

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, 10.01.2023
The Bulgarian navy research/survey vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii crossed the Strait of Gibraltar and entered the Atlantic Ocean around 1800 hrs Central European Time on January 10.
The ship took less than 4 hours to negotiate the 35-mile-long channel between Spain and Morocco.
The Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii made history as the first Bulgarian research vessel to sail towards the South Atlantic.
On the eve of the 16th of its historic voyage to Livingston Island in the South Shetlands in support of the 31st Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition, NAVAL RSV 421 proceeds at a steady speed of some 8.5-9 knots. The weather is fair, with an 11-12 m/s wind and smooth sea.
(BTA Photo/Konstantin Karagyozov)