Belarusian Antarctic expedition starts today

15 ноября 2016

The captain of the personnel is the first one to leave for a long and perilous journey. Alexei Gaidashov will accompany the cargo weighing 40 tonnes on the vessel Akademik Fedorov from the coast of Germany. The cargo contains equipment, fuel, food, medicine and a second object of the Belarusian polar station. It is planned to install a platform and several sections in the upcoming season. This will be the main office-residential unit. According to Alexei Gaidashov, practice is another important outcome of the expedition along with the research. Our scientists have good prospects in the study of microbiology, biological resources in coastal waters and minerals on the sixth continent.