Indian Navy’s sailing boat INSV Tarini,enters Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands

Indian Navy’s sailing boat INSV Tarini with an all women crew, on its maiden voyage circumnavigating the world has entered Port Stanley in Falkland islands.  It is likely to depart Port Stanley on February 4. Meanwhile the indigenous built INSV Tarini is a 56 foot sailing vessel, which was inducted in the Indian Navy earlier this year, and showcases the ‘Make in India’ initiative.

Meanwhile according to sources the expedition titled ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’, is in consonance with the national policy to empower women to attain their full potential. Moreover the vessel is scheduled to return to Goa in April 2018, on completion of the voyage and the expedition is being covered in five legs, with stopovers at four ports Fremantle (Australia), Lyttleton (New Zealand), Port Stanley (Falklands), and Cape Town (South Africa).

INSV Tarini was flagged off from Goa on September 10, 2017, and has covered approximately 15,000 Nautical miles, crossing the Equator on September 25 last year, Cape Leeuwin on November 9, 2017 and Cape Horn on January 18, 2018. Further the crew would interact extensively with the local populace, especially children, during the port halts to promote Ocean sailing and the spirit of adventure.

Source: https://www.apherald.com/Politics/ViewArticle/294539/Indian-Navy-s-sailing-boat-INSV-Tarini-with-all-women-crew-entered-Port-Stanley-in-the-Falkland-Islands/