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INSV Tarini reaches Falkland Islands, receives warm welcome

INSV Tarini reaches Falkland Islands, receives warm welcome
Image: Twitter/@indiannavy
Key Highlights
  • INSV Tarini entered Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, early on Monday morning, to a warm welcome, after battling surging waves and downpours along the way
  • The vessel will now head to Cape Town in South Africa
NEW DELHI: Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini entered Port Stanley, the capital of the Falkland Islands, early on Monday morning, to a warm welcome, after battling surging waves and downpours along the way.
"#NavikaSagarParikrama #INSVTarini enters Port Stanley to a warm welcome extended by residents of Falklands. Mr Nigel PhillipsCBE Governor of Falkland Islands &Her Majesty’s Commissioner for S Georgia & South Sandwich Islands and MLA also visits & congratulates crew @nsitharaman," tweeted the official Twitter handle of the Indian Navy.

The Falkland Islands, an archipalego in the South Atlantic Ocean, are a 'British Overseas Territory'.

The expedition is being covered in five legs, with stop-overs at four ports, including Fremantle in Australia and Lyttleton in New Zealand. After the stopover in Port Stanley, the vessel will head to Cape Town in South Africa.
INSV Tarini is skippered by lieutenant commander Vartika Joshi. The all-woman crew includes lieutenant commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, and lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, Aishwarya Boddapati and Payal Gupta.

The vessel is on a circumnavigation journey of 22,100-nautical miles, and will return to Goa in April 2018, upon completion of the voyage.
The expedition, 'Navika Sagar Parikrama', resonates with India's mission to empower women and showcase 'Nari Shakti'.
Last week, INSV Tarini crossed Cape Horn , its designated point, in the face of "rough" seas and strong winds "gusting to ~70kmph."
Prime Minister Narendra Modi had taken to Twitter to congratulate the crew.
Earlier this month, a video showed the crew fighting inclement weather conditions on the way to the Falkland Islands. The clip dated January 8 showed the six officers navigating choppy waves in a raging storm.

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