INSV Tarini on second leg of circumnavigation:

INSV Tarini on second leg of circumnavigation:

Context:

The all-women crew of the Indian Navy sailboat, which is on a challenging expedition of circumnavigating the globe, left port city of Fremantle in Western Australia for its onward journey to New Zealand.

Introduction:

• The vessel had reached Fremantle recently after completion of the first leg of its maiden voyage and is now headed to Lyttelton,  New Zealand.
• The crew is being led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi.
• The voyage titled Navika Sagar Parikrama began from Goa in September and is to be completed in March.
• The distance will be covered in five legs, with stopovers at four ports — Fremantle (Australia), Lyttelton (New Zealand), Port Stanley (Falklands) and Cape Town (South Africa). The 55-foot  sailing  vessel, built indigenously, was inducted in the Navy early this year.
• On October 23, the sailing vessel arrived at Fremantle Port, its first and only stopover in Australia, after completing the first leg of its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe.

INSV Tarini:

• INSV Tarini is a 55-foot sailing vessel, which has been built indigenously, and inducted in the Indian Navy earlier this year.
• INSV Tarini is a sloop built by Divar-based Aquarius Shipyard.
• It is slated to be the platform for the Indian Navy’s first Indian all-women circumnavigation of the globe expedition.
• It has Raymarine navigation suite and an array of satellite communication systems on board through which contact can be made from anywhere.

Naming of INSV Tarini :

• INSV Tarini has been named after the Tara-Tarini hill shrine located on the Kumari hills on the banks of Rushikulya river in Ganjam district of Odisha. In Sanskrit, the word Tarini means both boat and saviour.
• Tara-Tarini was the traditional patron deity for sailors and merchants of ancient Odisha, who is worshipped for safety and success at sea.