Sailboat INSV Tarini, with an all-women crew, today entered Fremantle Port in Australia during its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe.<br/>'<br/>The Indian Navy said in a statement in New Delhi today that this is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew.'<br/><br/>The vessel is skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, and the crew comprises Lieutenant Commanders Pratibha Jamwal and P Swathi, and Lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta.'<br/><br/>Flagged off by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on September 10, the vessel has covered 4,800 nautical miles from Goa, crossing the Equator on September 17 and the Tropic of Capricorn on October 6.The vessel would return to Goa in April, 2018.
News On AIR | October 24, 2017 6:13 AM
INSV Tarini, with an all-women crew enter Fremantle Port in Australia