About INSV Tarini
- 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.
- Advanced features: It is equipped with a Raymarine navigation suite, satellite communication systems, and emergency steering mechanisms, allowing it to operate under extreme conditions.
- Symbolic naming: 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.
About Navika Sagar Parikrama II
- The expedition was flagged off from Goa on October 2, 2024, by Chief of the Naval Staff, Admiral Dinesh K. Tripathi.
- Total Distance: 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.
