site.btaBulgarian Naval Research Vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii Departs from Livingston Island, Antarctica

Bulgaria's St Kliment Ohridski Antarctic Base commander Kamen Nedkov wished Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) Commander Radko Muevski a successful voyage back home and thanked him for his cooperation in logistical and scientific activities during the 34th Bulgarian Antarctic expedition. Muevski wished a successful end to the season to the researchers who will remain at the base.

After loading a group of scientists and logisticians on board, the naval research vessel set sail on the long journey home. On the way, the ship will stop in Comodoro Rivadavia, Argentina, where it will be welcomed by the Bulgarian community.

Logistical activities continue at the Bulgarian Antarctic base, with more scientific projects expected to be carried out next month, including joint projects with Portuguese scientists.

The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) departed for Antarctica from Varna (on the Black Sea) on November 7, 2025. After a month-long voyage across the Atlantic Ocean, the ship arrived at the Argentine naval base in Mar del Plata on December 13.

BTA has had a national press club on board the ship since 2022 and another on Livingston Island since February 2024. BTA Director General Kiril Valchev said they exist thanks to the generous support of RSV 421 and Bulgaria’s St Kliment Ohridski Base, which provide the necessary facilities. These two press clubs are added to the news agency’s other 41 national press clubs (33 in Bulgaria, seven abroad in neighbouring countries and in nations with large Bulgarian communities, and one mobile National Book Press Club).

The news items of BTA's special correspondents on RSV 421 and Antarctica are freely available in Bulgarian and English on the agency's website. They can be used free of charge by all media, with attribution to BTA.