Brazilian Navy Ships Return from Antarctica

May 02, 2012

The Brazilian Navy’s oceanographic support vessel Ary Rongel, under the command of Captain Marcelo Luis Seabra Pinto, and the polar vessel Almirante Maximiano, under the command of Captain Newton Calvoso Pinto Homem, docked on April 30, at the Rio de Janeiro Naval Shipyard after concluding the 30th edition of Operation Antarctica (OPERANTAR XXX), which began on October 9, 2011.

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Brazilian Navy Ships Return from Antarctica

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