INSV Tarini:
The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini has reached Cape Town, South Africa, marking the fourth and final international stop in its global circumnavigation expedition, Navika Sagar Parikrama II.
- INSV Tarini is an indigenously built, 56-foot sailing vessel commissioned into the Indian Navy in February 2017.
- Built by Aquarius Shipyard Ltd., Goa, under the Make in India initiative.
- It is equipped with a Raymarine navigation suite, satellite communication systems, and emergency steering mechanisms, allowing it to operate under extreme conditions.
- The vessel is named after the Tara-Tarini hill shrine in Odisha, which was historically revered by sailors for safe voyages. In Sanskrit, ‘Tarini’ means both boat and saviour.
- Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition was flagged off from Goa on October 2, 2024, by Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi.
- The mission aims to cover 23,400 nautical miles (approximately 43,300 km) in eight months, sailing across three oceans and three major capes.
- Route Covered: Fremantle, Australia, Lyttelton, New Zealand,Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (UK),Cape Town, South Africa (final stop before returning to India)
- The mission is scheduled to conclude in May 2025, when INSV Tarini returns to Goa.
