site.bta Bulgarian Naval Research Vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii to Set Sail to Antarctica in Early November

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) is expected to sail from Varna to Antarctica in early November to participate in the upcoming 32nd Bulgarian polar expedition, the head of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute, Prof. Christo Pimpirev, told BTA. The ship is expected to reach Livingston Island after a 45-day voyage. Its first stop will be in Cartagena, Spain. That's also where Hesperides, the flagship of Spain's polar research programme, will also be anchored, he added.