INS Tarini team conferred Nari Shakti Puraskar 2017!
The all-women crew of INS Tarini returned to India after completing a historic global circumnavigation voyage.
The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini entered Goa harbour on completion of the expedition titled ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’, over eight months after being flagged off on September 10 by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman.
The INS Tarini covered over 22,000 nautical miles in the 254-day long voyage, spanning five countries – Australia, New Zealand, Falkland Islands (UK), South Africa and Mauritius. The voyage fulfilled all the criteria’s of circumnavigation, which are: crossing the Equator twice, crossing all Longitudes, as also the three great capes (Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope).
The INS Tarini is a 56-foot sailing vessel built in India and inducted in the Indian Navy in February 2017. The officers met Prime Minister Narendra Modi who praised their valour and achievements for making India proud.
