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09-01-2025 | 17:39 PM
Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini
Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Lyttelton Port in New Zealand for Port Stanley (Falkland Islands) in the third leg of the ongoing global circumnavigation.
Key Highlights
- INSV Tarini is a sailboat designed for long ocean voyages and has travelled over 66,000 nautical miles (122,223 km).
- It previously participated in the first Navika Sagar Parikrama in 2017.
Navika Sagar Parikrama-II
- It is an Indian Navy expedition aiming for a double-handed circumnavigation of the Earth via the three Great Capes.
- Start: It was flagged off from Goa on October 2, 2024, led by two women Navy officers.
- First Leg: Covered 38 days, sailing across the Indian Ocean to Fremantle, Australia.
- Second Leg: The second leg covered 28 days, sailing from Fremantle to Lyttelton, New Zealand.
- Third Leg: Sailing 5,600 nautical miles from Lyttelton to Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands via the South Pacific Ocean and Drake Passage.
