Baku, April 3, AZERTAC The Bulgarian naval research vessel Sv. Sv. Kiril i Metodii (RSV 421) returned to Varna from the 32nd expedition to Antarctica on Wednesday, reported Bulgarian News Agency (BTA). The ship was welcomed with an official ceremony that was attended by the head of the Nikola Vaptsarov Naval Academy in Varna, Flotilla Admiral Boyan Mednikarov, the head of the Bulgarian Antarctic Institute Prof. Christo Pimpirev, Regional Governor Andriyana Andreeva, Varna Mayor Blagomir Kotsev and BTA Director General Kiril Valchev.The crew of RSV 421 "convincingly over-accomplished its tasks", Naval Academy Rector Prof. Boyan Mednikarov told BTA shortly before the ship cast anchor at Varna Port. "RSV 421 proved that Bulgaria has the capacity to perform scientific research in the Antarctic conditions. All projects were completed successfully. In addition to the tasks that were assigned to the ship, it also provided support for a Spanish geographic expedition," Prof. Mednikarov said.