site.btaUPDATED Logistical, Scientific Role of RSV 421 Has Continuously Strengthened in Last Three Years, Former Commander Danailov Says

In the last three years, the role of the Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) has continuously strengthened, not only in providing logistical support for the Bulgarian Antarctic base but also in conducting scientific research in the area around Livingston Island, the South Shetland Islands, and the Southern Ocean, said Nikolay Danailov, commanding officer of the ship during its voyages within the 31st and 32nd Bulgarian Antarctic expeditions.