Bulgarian naval research ship bound for Antarctica
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The formal welcome in Mar del Plata, Feb. 3 (BTA Photo/Konstantin Karagyozov)
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site.btaDay 39: Bulgaria's RSV 421 Arrives in Mar del Plata
The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (NAVAL RSV 421) arrived in Mar del Plata on Friday. The Argentinian port is the ship's second stopover on her historic first voyage to Livingston Island in support of the 31st Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition.
The crew was given a formal welcomed by a military band.
The official guests included Flotilla Admiral Boyan Mednikarov, Rector of the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna (on the Black Sea), Bulgaria's Ambassador to Argentina Stoyan Mihaylov, and Rear Admiral Marcelo Tarapow, Director General of Education and Preparation of the Argentine Navy and participant in 12 polar expeditions to Antarctica, as well as scientists from the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute.
In Mar del Plata RSV 421 will refuel and restock, and the crew will be joined by researchers of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute and logistical workers.
There is serious construction work to be done at the Bulgarian Antarctic base as a new research lab has to be built.
As part of the polar mission, RSV 421 is taking food, cement, construction components, prefab panels, a waste water treatment plant and an office container, among other things, for the base.
BTA's Daily News editor Konstantin Karagyozov is the only member of the media who is travelling on board the ship to Livingston Island and back, who will cover the Bulgarian expedition on site throughout the stay in Antarctica.
All media outlets can use the Bulgaria-Antarctica BTA's Log for free.
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