Navy’s all-women team crosses the Cape Horn, flies Indian flag

INSV Tarini crosses Cape Horn, all-women crew hoist flag: Crossing a major milestone, the first all-women crew of Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, which was flagged off from Goa in September, has rounded Cape Horn, the Indian Navy informed on Friday.

Cape Horn is located in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of islands near the southern tip of South America where the Pacific and Atlantic oceans meet and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage.

Taking to Twitter, the Indian Navy tweeted: "Indian Tri-colours were hoisted with great Pride & josh onboard #INSVTarini as she crossed the Cape Horn (designated point by Lat/Long) Well Done #TeamTarini - we all are very proud of you."

The vessel will return to Goa in April 2018.

The expedition was covered in five legs with stop-overs at four ports: Fremantle in Australia, Lyttelton in New Zealand, Port Stanley in Falklands and Cape Town in South Africa.

-PTC News