site.btaRSV 421 Drops Anchor in Livingston Island's South Bay

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) dropped anchor in Livingston Island's South Bay opposite the Bulgarian Antarctic Base at 7 am local time on Thursday, Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy Rector Flotilla Admiral Prof. Boyan Mednikarov told BTA. Thus, another stage of the passage of RSV 421 as part of the 32nd Bulgarian Antarctic expedition  was completed.

The logistical crew of the expedition started to unload the equipment and the supplies off the ship and will proceed to reopen the base. The Bulgarians will then unload food provisions for the Juan Carlos I Spanish Antarctic Base, which is on the island next to the Bulgarian base.

The Bulgarian Antarctic Base is expected to be put back in operation for the new Antarctic season within hours. In parallel, work has started on the implementation of the planned scientific projects.

During the 32nd Bulgarian expedition to Antarctica, which started on November 8, 2023, the Bulgarian News Agency (BTA) is publishing interviews with Antarctic researchers. The Bulgaria-Antarctica BTA's Log again provides coverage of the voyage of the Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii to Antarctica and back and its stay there, as it did during the 31st expedition between December 27, 2022 and May 2, 2023. Back then, only BTA had a correspondent, Daily News Editor Konstantin Karagyozov, who covered the 127-day expedition with text, video and photos during the entire voyage (including across the Atlantic in both directions) and throughout the stay in Antarctica. In June 2023, BTA published in Bulgarian and in English an issue of its LIK magazine "To Antarctica and Back under the Bulgarian Flag" dedicated to the historic expedition. 

All of BTA's information on the Bulgarian scientific research in Antarctica and the support provided by the Bulgarian naval research vessel, as well as on the other activities at the Bulgarian Antarctic Base, will be available to all media outlets in Bulgarian and in English on BTA's website in the Bulgaria - Antarctica: BTA's Log section.

BTA has a National Press Club on board the ship and is planning to open a National Press Club at the Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingston Island.