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NSV Tarini Embarks on Navika Sagar Parikrama-II

  • 06 Jan 2025

On 4th January 2025, INSV Tarini, helmed by two Indian Navy women officers, began the third leg of its global circumnavigation from Lyttelton, New Zealand, to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.

  • The circumnavigation covers 23,000 nautical miles over 240 days, with stops on four continents.
  • The current leg spans 5,600 nautical miles, crossing the treacherous Southern Ocean and Drake Passage at 56°S.
  • During the Lyttelton stopover, the crew conducted vessel maintenance, engaged with the Indian community, and hosted visitors onboard.
  • Traditional Maori prayers and dignitaries, including Christchurch City Council members, marked the departure ceremony.
  • The journey includes five legs: Goa to Fremantle, Fremantle to Lyttelton, Lyttelton to Port Stanley, Port Stanley to Cape Town, and Cape Town back to Goa.
  • INSV Tarini, a 56-foot vessel inducted into the Navy in 2017, has clocked 66,000 nautical miles in various expeditions, including the inaugural Navika Sagar Parikrama in 2017.