It was termed as "historic" when an all-woman
Indian Navy team set sail for one of the toughest feats -- a global
circumnavigation trip - in September 2017
And now the six-member crew of the tiny sailboat Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV TariniVessel has successfully crossed the roughest stretch of water on the planet, the Drake passage, as they rounded Cape Horn off the Southern tip of South America. They hoisted the tricolour as they raced towards Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the crew and said he was "proud of their accomplishments"
10:43 AM - Jan 19, 2018
Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman had flagged off the 56-foot vessel
from Goa on September 10. The indigenously-built INSV Tarini reached
Lyttelton in New Zealand early last month after their first stop in
Australia. The crew's four stop-over points include, Fremantle in
Australia, Lyttelton, Port Stanley and Cape Town.
Led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, the five-leg expedition is titled 'Navika Sagar Parikrama'. The leg between Lyttleton and Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands off Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean may well be their toughest. They are slated to return to Goa in April 2018
The expedition aims to showcase 'nari shakti' on the world platform and increase their participation in the challenging environment. During their journey, the officers are also collating meteorological, ocean and wave data and monitored marine pollution.
The first Indian solo circumnavigation was undertaken by Commander Dilip Donde, SC (Retd) from August 19, 2009 to May 19, 2010 on board another India-built vessel INSV Mhadei.
It was later used by Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy for his own single-handed, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation from November 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
And now the six-member crew of the tiny sailboat Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV TariniVessel has successfully crossed the roughest stretch of water on the planet, the Drake passage, as they rounded Cape Horn off the Southern tip of South America. They hoisted the tricolour as they raced towards Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi congratulated the crew and said he was "proud of their accomplishments"
10:43 AM - Jan 19, 2018
Wonderful
news! Delighted that INSV Tarini has rounded Cape Horn in the last few
hours. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments.
Led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, the five-leg expedition is titled 'Navika Sagar Parikrama'. The leg between Lyttleton and Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands off Argentina in the Atlantic Ocean may well be their toughest. They are slated to return to Goa in April 2018
The expedition aims to showcase 'nari shakti' on the world platform and increase their participation in the challenging environment. During their journey, the officers are also collating meteorological, ocean and wave data and monitored marine pollution.
The first Indian solo circumnavigation was undertaken by Commander Dilip Donde, SC (Retd) from August 19, 2009 to May 19, 2010 on board another India-built vessel INSV Mhadei.
It was later used by Lt Commander Abhilash Tomy for his own single-handed, unassisted, non-stop circumnavigation from November 1, 2012 to March 31, 2013.
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