Day 30 - Bulgarian navy research ship bound for Antarctica - NAVAL RSV 421 Navigator, Lieutenant Commander Hristo Hristov: Crossing the Drake Passage Will Be the Greatest Test

THE ATLANTIC OCEAN, 25.01.2023
The first 30 days of the voyage were not marked by any major challenges, for the weather was favorable, but the warned the crossing of the Drake Passage will be the greatest challenge, the Navigator of the Bulgarian Navy research/survey vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii, Lieutenant Commander Hristo Hristov, told BTA.
The body of water between South America's Cape Horn, Chile, Argentina and the South Shetland Islands of Antarctica is considered one of the most treacherous voyages for ships to make. Waves there top 12 m, hence its reputation as "the most powerful convergence of seas".
Photo: Konstantin Karagyozov