The expedition
started in December 2019 and will last until June this year
MOSCOW, May 15.
/TASS/. The Russian Navy’s oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky
has left behind the Cape of Good Hope in South Africa and continues on its
voyage in the waters of the Atlantic Ocean, Russian Navy Spokesman Captain 1st
Rank Igor Dygalo said on Friday.
"The
oceanographic research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky has passed the Cape of Good
Hope and the traverse of Cape Town, rounded the southern cap of Africa and
continues on its voyage in the Atlantic Ocean," Dygalo said.
He also stated that
the crew of the vessel is healthy and continues with the implementation of the
set tasks.
The oceanographic
research vessel is currently on the route of Russia’s round-the-world
expedition devoted to the 200th anniversary of the discovery of the Antarctic
by Russian explorers and the 250th anniversary of the birth of admiral and
explorer Ivan Kruzenshtern. The expedition started in December 2019 and will
last until June this year.
The hydrographic ship
Marshal Gelovani and the oceanographic research ship Yantar are also taking
part in the round-the-world expedition along different routes.
The oceanographic
research vessel Admiral Vladimirsky was built in Szczecin (Poland) in 1975. The
vessel is operational in Russia’s Baltic Fleet. It displaces 9,120 tonnes, has
an operating range of 18,000 miles and a crew of 170 men.
Source: ITAR-TASS
15-05-2020
