site.btaBulgarian Military Research Vessel Nears Equator

The Bulgarian military research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (NAVAL RSV 421) is about 160 miles from the equator on the morning of 21 January, day 26 of her voyage to Antarctica RSV 421 has been maintaining her south-southwest course toward South America at an average speed of 9 knots in recent hours. The ship's Executive Officer, Lieutenant Commander Radko Muevski, confirmed to BTA that the ship will cross the equator in less than 24 hours. 

RSV 421will become the first Bulgarian military research ship to cross the zero parallel. The first ship to cross the equator under the Bulgarian flag was the steamship Rodina on September 7, 1947 on a voyage from Aden (Yemen) to Durban (South Africa).

BTA's Daily News editor Konstantin Karagyozov is the only member of the media who is travelling on board the ship to Livingston Island and back, and will cover the Bulgarian expedition on site throughout the stay in Antarctica.

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