NEW DELHI: Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini crossed Cape Horn, its designated point, early on Friday morning, following which its all-woman crew hoisted the tricolour to mark their accomplishment.
Indian Tri-colours were hoisted with great Pride & josh onboard #INSVTarini as she crossed the Cape Horn (designate… https://t.co/yohZesB0Gp
— SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) 1516326436000
Prime Minister Narendra Modi took to Twitter to congratulate the crew.
“Wonderful news! Delighted that Insv Tarini has rounded Cape Horn in the last few hours. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments,” he said.
The official Twitter handle of the Indian Navy noted that the sea was “rough” and winds “strong gusting to ~70kmph.”
Earlier this month, a video showed INSV Tarini’s crew battling surging waves and downpours on their way to Falkland Islands in the South Atlantic Ocean.
#WATCH: 6 women naval officers on INSV Tarini, trained at Ocean Sailing Node, brave their way through a storm in th… https://t.co/3YK4VDmkhT
— ANI (@ANI) 1515639177000
INSV Tarini is skippered by lieutenant commander Vartika Joshi. The crew includes lieutenant commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, and lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, Aishwarya Boddapati and Payal Gupta.
The vessel is on a circumnavigation journey of 22,100-nautical miles, and will return to Goa in April 2018, upon completion of the voyage.
The expedition, ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’, resonates with India’s attempts to empower women and showcase ‘Nari Shakti’. Source : timesofindia
