site.btaRSV 421 Continues Loading, Unloading Activities on Livingston Island

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) Tuesday continued its loading and unloading activities at Emona Anchorage, part of South Bay on Livingston Island, near the Bulgarian Antarctic base.

The vessel was loaded with waste materials, whose removal is crucial for preserving the base's ecological environment. A 20-foot (6-meter) container, intended for use as a storage room, was brought ashore.

Ornithologist Boyan Michev, journalist Milena Ostrovska, and Marina Velikova, a participant in the 33rd Antarctic Expedition, disembarked for fieldwork.

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 are available for free in English at the Bulgaria-Antarctica Log on BTA's website and can be used for free by all media with attribution to BTA.