Navy’s all-women team crosses the Cape Horn, flies Indian flag
#NavikaSagarParikrama Position of #INSVTarini at 0600h after rounding the Cape Horn through DRAKE Passage. Winds are strong gusting to ~70kmph with rough sea state . Distance to Port Stanley is 410Nm @DefenceMinIndia @nsitharaman @SpokespersonMoD @HCI_London @hci_pretoria pic.twitter.com/rTw71pnyzh — SpokespersonNavy (@indiannavy) January 19, 2018
Prime Minister Narendra Modi also shared "wonderful news" and tweeted: "We are extremely proud of their accomplishments."The tri-colour hoisted with great pride & josh onboard #INSVTarini as she crossed the Cape Horn (designated point by Lat/Long): Indian Navy pic.twitter.com/sKr8yGxgq3 — ANI (@ANI) January 19, 2018
Wonderful news! Delighted that INSV Tarini has rounded Cape Horn in the last few hours. We are extremely proud of their accomplishments. pic.twitter.com/edmCvfecDN — Narendra Modi (@narendramodi) January 19, 2018
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
