Day 27 - Equator - Antarctica - Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii military research vessel

Atlantic Ocean (January 22) The Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii military research vessel (NAVAL RSV 421) crossed the equator at 03:19 ship's time (04:19 Eastern European time) on January 22, becoming the first military research ship in the history of Bulgarian shipping to cross the zero parallel. RSV 421 entered the South Atlantic, staying on its south-southwest course toward South America en route to Livingston Island, where it will support the 31st Bulgarian Antarctic Expedition. Photo: Konstantin Karagyozov