The crew was received by Kajari Biswas, Consul General of India for Western Australia, Capt (IN) Rohit Raymond, Defence Adviser at Canberra, and officers of the Consulate.
The expedition, flagged off from the revered Kargil War Memorial in Dras, paid homage to the unwavering spirit and supreme sacrifice of the soldiers who recaptured strategic heights from enemy force, marking a crucial turning point in the conflict.
Lieutenant Commander Dilna K and Lieutenant Commander Roopa A, aboard the INSV Tarini, achieved a major milestone in their Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition by crossing Cape Horn on Saturday.
The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini set sail from Lyttelton Port, New Zealand today, marking the beginning of the third and longest leg of its historic circumnavigation journey. The vessel is now en route to Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands, covering a staggering distance of approximately 5,600 nautical miles (about 10,400 kilometers). This leg of the expedition will also take Tarini to its southernmost point, approximately 56 degrees South.
The Indian Navy is all set to embark on the extraordinary mission of circumnavigating the globe with the second edition of Navika Sagar Parikrama expedition.
The team started their journey from the base camp, and reached Kibu Hut, situated at an altitude of 15500 feet on August 7, where they proudly displayed the national flag, measuring 7,800 square feet, with the aid of ropes, ground nets and anchors.
It was in 2020 winter that Saanya began her research about Antartica and realized how the effects of climate change over the years have become more apparent in the continent which includes melting of the glaciers and ice shelves such as the ‘Larsen B’
