site.btaRSV 421 Preparing to Continue Loading and Unloading Activities

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) spent the night in Emona Anchorage, part of the South Bay of Livingston Island, in front of the Bulgarian Antarctic base "and is preparing to continue loading and unloading activities, Commander Radko Muevski, the Commanding Officer of the   RSV 421 told BTA.

The crew is awaiting favorable hydrometeorological conditions so that the boats can be safely launched into the water and the loading and unloading activities can continue. They plan to unload fuel for the base. Standard daily maintenance of the ship's hull and material part will also be carried out, explained Commander Muevski.

The ship will also be loaded with waste materials, the removal of which is important for the ecological environment of the base. Ornithologist Boyan Michev, journalist Milena Ostrovska and participant in the 33rd Antarctic expedition Marina Velikova will go ashore for field work.

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) departed from Varna on its third Antarctic expedition on November 7, 2024, and arrived at Livingston Island on December 28. The St Kliment Ohridski Bulgarian Antarctic Base on Livingston Island opened for the new polar season on November 23, 2024.

BTA has a national press club on the vessel and at the Bulgarian Antarctic base. This is the third year in a row that BTA has sent a correspondent to Antarctica. This year's correspondent is Milena Ostrovska, who arrived at the base on January 17. Her reports can be accessed free in English at Bulgaria-Antarctica BTA's Log on BTA's website and can be used for free by all media with attribution to BTA.