The research vessel Belgica, which Belgium solemnly presented to Ukraine in September, arrived in the port of Odessa. About this reported Administration of seaports of Ukraine. The ship was moored next to the already Ukrainian icebreaker James Clark Ross.
The ship Belgica left for Ukraine from Bruges on October 1 with a Ukrainian crew (15 people) and a team of 16 foreign scientists on board.
Ukrainian scientists have conducted a number of studies in Russia. Hydrological, chemical, biochemical and microbiological laboratories are located on the ship.
Belgica was built in 1984 and for 37 years the ship was used for science, as well as for research on the development of the sea shelf. In particular, in preparation for the construction of offshore drilling platforms and wind power plants.
In Ukraine, the ship will explore the Black and Azov seas, probably with the involvement of Belgian specialists. Soon he should be given a new name.
