Navika Sagar Parikrama () was a

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of the globe by female officers of the

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. The six-member all-woman team circumnavigated and managed the whole operation in their first-ever global journey, on INSV ''Tarini''. The voyage lasted 254 days, from 10 September 2017 to 21 May 2018, with only 4 port calls, in

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; Lyttelton,

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;

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; and

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, and a forced technical halt at

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, crossing the

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twice and passing through 3 oceans. The voyage was originally set to start on September 5, 2017, but a 5-day delay happened so that

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, who was recently appointed

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, could

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the crew. The boat returned to INS Mandovi in Goa after travelling . The voyage was showcased in ''Tarini'', a

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jointly produced by

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and the Indian Navy, premiering at an event at

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on 8 March to mark

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. The voyage prompted National Geographic to start the "Girls Who Sailed" campaign, to tell tales of "grit and determination".

Significance

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

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to attain their full potential, showcase

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’s Nari Shakti on world platform and help revolutionise attitudes and mindset towards women by raising the visibility of their participation in challenging environment. The voyage also aims to showcase the

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initiative of the government by sailing on board an Indian built INSV Tarini. It also encourages use of

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non-conventional

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; as the ship harnesses wind. The crew will also monitor and report

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levels. Apart from that the crew is also expected to interact with local people of Indian origin as well as collate and update

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/Ocean Wave

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on daily basis for analysis by research and development organisations and

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for a better forecast the

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. The voyage was important for the women as their men officers did not believe that their team would complete the voyage. The real inspiration behind the voyage was of

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Awati (

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) who wanted to witness a circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman team on an Indian-built

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. The logo for the voyage was unveiled in early 2017.

Training

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

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however dropped out after their families denied them permission out of fear. Chosen from different cadres in service, the women were trained in the aspects of

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, repair and maintenance. Prior to the circumnavigation, the crew trained for nearly three years which included theoretical training at various Indian Naval schools in

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and

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. Followed by hands on training on INSV Mhadei and INSV Tarini. The crew trained under India's first solo circumnavigator Captain

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till 2016. The team undertook various sailings from Goa to

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in 2016 and 2017, and a 43-day voyage from Goa to Cape Town in 2016. Two of the Navika Sagar Parikrama team also participated in the Cape to Rio Race 2017, as part of the training, onboard INSV Mhadei from Cape Town who led a mixed crew of men and women into the race. Team Tarini sailed for 22,000

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on board INSV Mhadei and INSV Tarini as part of their training.

Nari Shakti Puraskar

On the occasion of

on 8 March 2018 the crew of INSV Tarini that is part of Navika Sagar Parikrama namely Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, Lt Payal Gupta, Lt Cdr Pratibha Jamwal, Lt Cdr P Swathi, Lt Aishwarya Boddapati, and Lt Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi were conferred the

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for outstanding contribution towards women empowerment. The

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presented by

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, the

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was received by

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S Vijaya Devi, who is incidentally Northeast India's first woman

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on behalf of the

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of INSV Tarini.

Crew

The crew was shortlisted after receiving applications for volunteers for the voyage. The expedition was flagged off by

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in Goa on 10 September 2017. The crew comprised: Tarni4

* Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi, also the skipper, from

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* Lt Cdr Pratibha Jamwal, from

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* Lt Cdr Aishwarya Boddapati, from

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* Lt Cdr P Swathi, from

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* Lt Shourgrakpam Vijaya Devi, from

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* Lt Payal Gupta, from Uttarakhand The six members were conferred with

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for completing the arduous journey, in the list of

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winners announced on 14 August 2018, the eve of India's 72nd

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Life on the Voyage

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

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and faced

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s as high as nine-storey building with speed up to 70 knots or 120 kmph. The crew also suffered from extreme

conditions, starting with 45 degrees in India, 12 degrees in Australia, 0 degree in New Zealand and sub-zero in

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. The crew cooked food according to the weather, sticking to ready to eat foods during bad weather. The crew kept a stock of 400 litres of fresh water for every 40 days. This after crew faced water shortage while moving towards its first stop, and were forced to collect

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for survival. A team of two officers was always on deck to keep watch of the sea and change in weather in an eight-hour shift. While on the voyage from Australia, the crew witnessed a rare phenomenon, Southern Lights or

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and even

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. During the voyage they encountered lot of aquatic life including

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killer whale The orca (''Orcinus orca''), or killer whale, is a toothed whale and the largest member of the oceanic dolphin family. The only extant species in the genus '' Orcinus'', it is recognizable by its black-and-white-patterned body. A cosmopolit ...

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s and

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. While crossing the Pacific the crew encountered a massive

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that lasted almost a whole day, with winds up to 130 km/h. The crew celebrated

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of Vartika Joshi, Pratibha Jamwal, Payal Gupta, S Vijaya Devi and also the boat INSV Tarini, baking cakes while at sea. They even celebrated crossing of equator with

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. They regularly made Chapatti on board. On

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they even made

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s with atta, used

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and

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to light them, and set them afloat in the ocean.

First Stop

INSV Tarini attempting to circumnavigate the globe entered the

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of Fremantle in

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on 23 Oct 2017 on completion of first leg of their journey. On arrival to Australian

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, the crew was greeted by High Commissioner of

to Australia Dr. A. M. Gondane and by a large number of local community. During their two weeks stay in

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, the crew met representatives of Western Australia Government, members of WA

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, and Councils of

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of Perth and City of Fremantle. The crew also interacted with students from local

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as well as with

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, visited Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre at UWA,

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’s Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission office and

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. On 5 Nov 2017 after two week stay the crew left Fremantle, Australia for its onwards journey to Lyttelton, New Zealand on its second leg.

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 High Commissioner to New Zealand Sanjiv Kohli. The vessel has covered over 7800

from its starting point in Goa, crossing the

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on 17 September 2017 and

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on 9 November to reach here. INSV Tarini was thrown open to visitors at Lyttelton Port on 3 December and nearly 200 people visited the vessel. On 12 December 2017 the crew left for the third leg of its journey towards Falkland Islands. During their two weeks stay the crew visited Rehua Marae, a traditional Maori cultural centre. They also visited a few

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destinations near

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, including Hanmer hot springs and the

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as well as Naval Point Yacht Club,

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and Ara Institute, New Zealand, where a

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on Navika Sagar Parikrama was given to

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. The crew on 5 December was welcomed by the

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of Christchurch with a

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festive march, known as the Santa Parade. More than 200 school children attended a presentation and interaction session with the crew at Prebbleton School.

Third Stop

INSV Tarini on 21 January 2018 entered the

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on its third leg of maiden voyage to circumnavigate the

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. The crew had a testing time while crossing the

as it experienced rough weather and stormy winds that spanned 41 days. Add to it the extremely cold

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condition they had to overcome. The crew reportedly endured sea wind in excess of 60

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and ocean waves of up to 7 meters on this leg of the passage. The crew was welcomed by Mr Nigel Philips, CBE, Governor of the Falkland Islands, and Her Majesty's

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and the

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. As part of their stay in harbour, the crew interacted with

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from Falkland Islands Community School for Secondary Education, Brownies and Girl Guides, Beavers and Boy Scouts and young adults from the Hockey Club. The crew of INSV Tarini after spending a

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in the

departed on its 4th leg of journey on 4 February 2018 for its onward journey to

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

from its start in Goa since September 2017. The vessel is expected to reach its

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of Goa by April 2018 by which time it would have completed 22,000 nautical miles. The crew was received in Cape Town by

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, Ruchira Kamboj, High Commissioner of India to South Africa, Indian

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and Cape Town, as well as

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and other South African Sailing Associations as well as members of Indian diaspora with bouquets,

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beats and

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colour. As the crew was busy with completing its circumnavigation, crew didn't forget to make their followers aware of their activities in real time with

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and

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updates. Lt. Aishwarya Boddapati has described what she felt seeing the

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lights in December, 2017; celebrating a crewmember’s

at sea, visiting

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