My blog : Six Indian Navy all women personnel completed round the globe by sea.

The Indian women took part in mountain adventure may be starting in 60's. The first all women mountaineering expedition went to climb Ronti Saddel in Uttrakhand under the leadership of Deepali Sinha of Kolkata. This was oranised by Pathikrit, a mountaineering club of the state of West Bengal. The mountain adventure is more popular due to few training Institutes, mountaineering clubs located in various part of our country.The rock climbing is a gate way for a beginners.

Adventure in Sea is not that easy, it is always required support from Indian Navy, may be Coastal Guard. The first expedition to Kolkata to Andaman of 60's by two adventure people one of them from Indian Navy, Duke and civilian was Pinaki Chatterjee. The expedition was organised by Explorers' Club of Kolkata. The boat which was sailed 'Kanoji Angre'

The daily papers of Kolkata had a day to day coverage of this expedition, there was no news for few days. The aerial recce was arranged to locate them.

Sea Explorers' Club of Kolkata organised two more sailing expeditions to Andaman from Kolkata. They had also organised sailing expedition from Gujrat to Knyakumari by sea route.

The Indian Army Corps of Engineers had orgaised around the globe by a boat "Trishna'.Book on Trishna Trishna at Google Book There were solo around globe by Indian Navy personnel during this century.

A veteran of Kolkata had a plan to do solo circumference under his own resources, the boat was prepared but he expired before starting this venture.

On 17th August 2017 the team members called on our Prime Minister at New Delhi, he expressed all the supports which are needed.

Indian Navy all women expedition have planned their expedition from Goa

Ser	Leg Description	Cardinal Dates	Number of Sailing Days
(a)	Goa - Fremantle (Australia)	05 Sep 17 – 12 Oct 17	37
(b)	Fremantle (Australia) - Lyttelton (New Zealand)	25 Oct 17 – 16 Nov 17	22
(c)	Lyttelton (New Zealand) - Port Stanley (Falklands)	23 Nov 17 – 28 Dec 17	35
(d)	Port Stanley (Falklands) - Cape Town (South Africa)	10 Jan 18 – 08 Feb 18	28
(e)	Cape Town (South Africa) - Goa	21 Feb 18 – 04 Apr 18	42
		Total	164

INSV Tarini, a 55 foot sailing vessel has been built by M/s Aquarius Shipyard Pvt Ltd, Goa. Tarini was inducted into the Indian Navy on 18 Feb 17. The vessel has sailed approximately 8,000 Nm till date.Navika Sagar Parikrama would be covered in five legs with stop-overs at four ports (same ports as Capt Dilip Donde) for replenishment of ration and repairs as necessary. Estimated dates for the legs are as above.

The crew of INSV Tarini comprises :-

S No	Rank, Name & No.	Home Town	State	Sailing Experience
1.	Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, 43077-A	Rishikesh	Uttarakhand	The officer has sailed from Rio De Janeiro to Cape Town in 2014 and from Port Blair – Vizag – Chennai – Kochi onboard Mhadei. She skippered INSV Mhadei from Vizag to Goa in Feb 16, Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 16 and from Goa to Cape Town in Dec 16. The officer also skippered INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 17.
2.	Lt Cdr Pratibha Jamwal, 07109-F	Kullu	Himanchal Pradesh	The officer has sailed onboard Mhadei from Goa to Port Blair in 2014, Vizag to Goa in Feb 16, Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 16 and from Goa to Cape Town in Dec 16. The officer also sailed onboard INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 17.
3.	Lt Cdr Swathi P, 07234-R	Visakhapatnam	Andhra Pradesh	The officer has sailed onboard Mhadei from Cape Town to Goa in 2014, sailed from Vizag to Kochi in Feb 16, Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 16 and from Goa to Cape Town in Dec 16. She also participated in the recently concluded Cape to Rio race 2017. The officer also sailed onboard INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 17.
4.	Lt Aishwarya Boddapati, 43151-W	Hyderabad	Telangana	The officer has sailed onboard Mhadei from Vizag to Goa in Feb 16, Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 16 and from Goa to Cape Town in Dec 16. The officer also sailed onboard INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 17.
5.	Lt Sh Vijaya Devi, 70712-H	Moirang Kwakta Santhong	Manipur	The officer has sailed onboard Mhadei from Goa to Port Blair in 2014, Vizag to Goa in Feb 16, Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 16 and from Goa to Cape Town in Dec 16. The officer also sailed onboard INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 17.
6.	Lt Payal Gupta, 70724-K	Dehradun	Uttrakhand	The officer has sailed from Vizag to Goa onboard Mhadei in Feb 16, Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 16 and from Goa to Cape Town in Dec 16. She also participated in the recently concluded Cape to Rio race 2017. The officer also sailed onboard INSV Tarini from Goa to Mauritius and back from May to Jul 17.

Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, Hon’ble Raksha Mantri flagged-off Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) with an all women crew from INS Mandovi boat pool, Goa at 01:00 PM today (10 Sep17). This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew and shall attempt to circumnavigate the globe on Indian Navy’s sailing vessel INSV Tarini. The crew is expected to return to Goa in April 2018, on completion of the voyage. The expedition will be covered in five legs, with stop-overs at 4 ports viz. Fremantle (Australia), Lyttleton (New Zealand), Port Stanley (Falklands), and Cape Town (South Africa).

The event was attended by Shri Manohar Parrikar, Hon’ble Chief Minister of Goa, Admiral Sunil Lanba, the Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral AR Karve Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, Vice Admiral R Hari Kumar, Controller Personnel Services, IHQ MoD (Navy) besides other senior naval retired and serving officials as well as civilian dignitaries including family members of the crew and sailing enthusiasts.

During the ceremony at Goa, the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri said that, “this is a historic day for the country, which will be marked in the Navigation history of the world, and globally our women are going to stand out for something which most navies of the world would not have even thought of”. She further said that, “For this initiative I appreciate the Indian Navy and the mentors for inspiring, motivating and training these brave and courageous women”. She expressed her absolute pleasure for being present at the momentous occasion and felt honoured to be amongst the crew and wished them a successful voyage.

The Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Sunil Lanba expressed satisfaction at continuation of the legacy of Indian Navy’s Ocean sailing expeditions which commenced in 1988 with expedition ‘Samudra’. This was followed by first solo circumnavigation by Captain Dilip Donde (Retd) and non-stop circumnavigation of the globe by Cdr Abhilash Tomy resulting in India joining a select group of nine nations which have achieved such feats. He said that the present circumnavigation by an all women crew is an extension of the above efforts and reflection of the Government’s efforts at Women Empowerment – “Nari Shakti”.

INSV Tarini is a 55-foot sailing vessel, which has been built indigenously, and was inducted in the Indian Navy earlier this year, thus showcasing the ‘Make in India’ initiative on the World forum. INSV Tarini is being skippered by Lt. Commander Vartika Joshi, and the crew comprises Lt. Commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, and Lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta.

During the voyage, the crew would monitor and report marine pollution on the high seas, as also interact extensively with local PIOs during various port halts to promote Ocean sailing.

During their voyage, the crew would also collate and update Meteorological/ Ocean/ Wave data on a regular basis for accurate weather forecast by India Meteorological Department (IMD) and subsequent analysis by research and development organisations.

The expedition titled ‘Navika Sagar Parikrama’, is in consonance with the National policy to empower women to attain their full potential. It also aims to help discard the societal attitudes and mindset towards women in India by raising visibility of their participation in challenging environment.

Sailing encourages the use of environment friendly non-conventional renewable energy resources and this expedition therefore aims at harnessing the renewable energy.

PIB New Delhi

DKS/ SW/RS/SDR 60/17

Flag Off at Goa on 10th September 2017

Media briefing

DD on Sagar Navika Parkrama

CNN News on 10 Sep 17 on Tarani

Indian Navy Official web site

INS Tarani position as on 13 September 2017 at 2000 (IST)

Courtesy Indian Navy

The youths of our country welcoming such venture, they look forward to get regular up date of their news when they will be in deep sea.

They may take the support of amateur wireless operators of the world in case of any eventuality. The Corps of Engineers, they had mentioned their experience when they were in deep sea.

INSV Tarini completes historic Circumnavigation Posted On: 21 MAY 2018 6:55PM by PIB Delhi Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini (INSV Tarini) entered Goa harbour and came alongside the INS Mandovi jetty on completion of a historic global circumnavigation voyage on 21 May 18. The allwomen crew of Tarini was received at the jetty by Smt. Nirmala Sitharaman, the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri who had also flagged them off on 10 Sep last year. Admiral Sunil Lanba, Chief of the Naval Staff, Vice Admiral AR Karve, Flag Officer Commanding-in-Chief, Southern Naval Command, senior officers and enthusiastic members from the naval community both serving and retired, as well as civilians were present at the Naval Boat Pool to welcome INSV Tarini . It was a poignant moment for the “Navika Sagar Parikrama” team which included a number of naval personnel who worked behind the scenes from the time of origination of the idea of circumnavigation by an all women crew, right through the planning, implementation and training till the successful execution of the voyage. The women crew themselves were ecstatic on completion of the voyage. Speaking at the occasion, the Skipper Lt Commander Vartika Joshi said, “We knew at the very start of this voyage that we had a daunting task ahead. However, the many challenges we encountered brought in a new found strength from within, which we ourselves never knew we were capable of. Our close bonding helped us overcome those difficult times.” It was also a time for happy reunion of the crew with their families after a period of over eight and half months. This is the first-ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all-women crew. The vessel was skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, and the crew comprised Lieutenant Commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, and Lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta. Speaking at the occasion, the Hon’ble Raksha Mantri, Mrs. Nirmala Sitharaman said that she is extremely honoured and feels humbled before the crew of team Tarini for what they have achieved. She further added that “it’s not the girls achieving, it’s the youngsters from India achieving. The women of this country have shown that it is possible for the youngsters, if they want to do something, that they can indeed do it, by showing commitment, grit and dedication”. During his address Admiral Sunil Lanba Chief of the Naval Staff said, “The grit and determination displayed by these young women officers would definitely encourage future generations to take on daunting challenges and strive for success”. During her 254 day long voyage, the vessel has covered over 22,000 Nautical miles, visiting five countries – Australia, New Zealand, Falkland Islands (UK), South Africa and Mauritius. At each of these countries the crew received a rousing welcome both from the Indian diaspora as also from the local community. During the course of her voyage, the vessel has met all criteria of circumnavigation, viz. crossing the Equator twice, crossing all Longitudes, as also the them.