Navika Sagar Parikrama

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The Navika Sagar Parikrama crew meeting Prime Minister Narendra Modi

Navika Sagar Parikrama (lit. 'Sailors' Sea Circumambulation') was a

documentary jointly produced by National Geographic and the Indian Navy, premiering at an event at Lady Shri Ram College on 8 March to mark International Women's Day.[5] The voyage prompted National Geographic to start the "Girls Who Sailed" campaign, to tell tales of "grit and determination".[6]

Significance

The significance of Navika Sagar Parikrama voyage is in with consonance with National

Vice Admiral Awati (Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Vir Chakra) who wanted to witness a circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman team on an Indian-built sailboat.[8][9]

Training

The crew was selected in 2014 from 40 applicants out of 500 women naval officers in service. Many

INSV Mhadei and INSV Tarini as part of their training.[14][15][16]

Nari Shakti Puraskar

S Vijaya Devi and the Nari Shakti Puraskar

On the occasion of

Ramnath Kovind, the President of India was received by Lieutenant S Vijaya Devi, who is incidentally Northeast India's first woman sailor on behalf of the team of INSV Tarini.[17]

Crew

The crew was shortlisted after receiving applications for volunteers for the voyage.

Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman in Goa on 10 September 2017.[19] The crew comprised:[20]

Naval Chief Admiral Sunil Lanba with the crew

The six members were conferred with

gallantry award winners announced on 14 August 2018, the eve of India's 72nd Independence Day
. [21]

Life on the Voyage

The voyage on INSV Tarini was fraught with danger, many times the crew was caught up in

eco-friendly diyas with atta, used surgical cotton and ghee to light them, and set them afloat in the ocean.[26][27]
[28]

First Stop

INSV Tarini attempting to circumnavigate the globe entered the

schools as well as with Indian diaspora, visited Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre at UWA, UNESCO’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission office and Bureau of Meteorology in Perth.[30] On 5 Nov 2017 after two week stay the crew left Fremantle, Australia for its onwards journey to Lyttleton, New Zealand on its second leg.[31]

Second Stop

INSV Tarini on 29 November 2017 entered the Lyttelton port in New Zealand on its second leg of maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe. The crew were welcomed by Indian

nautical miles from its starting point in Goa, crossing the Equator on 17 September 2017 and Cape Leeuwin
on 9 November to reach here.
Santa Parade. More than 200 school children attended a presentation and interaction session with the crew at Prebbleton School.[34]

Third Stop

INSV Tarini on 21 January 2018 entered the

students from Falkland Islands Community School for Secondary Education, Brownies and Girl Guides, Beavers and Boy Scouts and young adults from the Hockey Club.[35][36] The crew of INSV Tarini after spending a fortnight in the port departed on its 4th leg of journey on 4 February 2018 for its onward journey to Cape Town, South Africa.[37]

Fourth Stop

On its last leg before home stretch to Goa, INSV Tarini reached the 4th stop of Cape Town on 2 March 2018. So far the vessel has covered over 17,500

nautical miles from its start in Goa since September 2017. The vessel is expected to reach its home port of Goa by April 2018 by which time it would have completed 22,000 nautical miles.[38]
[39]
crewmember’s birthday at sea, visiting dignitary, and basking in the beauty around her.[42]
 The crew left Cape Town for its
UNEP Patron of the Ocean.[43]

Home Coming

INSV Tarini after completing their epic journey reached Goa on 21 May 2018 after completing 21, 980 nautical miles journey.

emergency repairs. The prime minister of India Narendra Modi also congratulated them on arrival.[47][48][49]

Notes

References

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  36. ^ "Navika Sagar Parikrama INSV Tarini enters port Stanley Falkland Islands".
  37. ^ "Navika Sagar Parikrama : Tarini departs Port Stanley, Falklands".
  38. ^ "INSV Tarini Set To Create History, Ready For Final Leg From Cape Town To Goa".
  39. ^ "Navika Sagar Parikrama - Tarini Enters Cape Town, South Africa".
  40. ^ "Indian Navy Sail Boat INSV Tarini arrives in Cape Town, South Africa".
  41. ^ "INSV Tarini docks at Cape Town".
  42. ^ "India's all-female, round-the-world sailors to head home from Cape Town".
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