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Context

Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini, crewed by women officers Lt Cdr Dilna K. and Lt Cdr Roopa A., arrived at Cape Town, South Africa, marking the fourth and final stopover in their global circumnavigation expedition, Navika Sagar Parikrama II.

About

Category	Details
Type	Indian Naval Sailing Vessel
Commissioned	February 2017
Built By	Aquarius Shipyard Ltd., Goa under the Make in India initiative
Size	56-foot sailing vessel
Features	Equipped with Raymarine navigation suite, satellite communication systems, emergency steering mechanisms
Symbolic Meaning	Named after Tara Tarini hill shrine in Odisha which is revered by sailors for safe voyages. Tarini in Sanskrit means both boat and saviour.

Navika Sagar Parikrama II (Circumnavigation Expedition)

Aspect	Details
Flag off Date	October 2, 2024
Total Distance	approx. 43,300 km
Duration	Eight months
Oceans Covered	Three that is Indian, Pacific, Atlantic
Major Capes Covered	Three
International Stops	Fremantle, Australia Lyttelton, New Zealand Port Stanley, Falkland Islands (UK) Cape Town, South Africa (Final Stop before returning to India)
Expected Completion	May 2025 (Return to Goa)

Navika Sagar Parikrama I

Navika Sagar Parikrama is the name of expedition for circumnavigation the globe on INSV Tarini by Indian Navy's Women Naval Officers.

The six-member all-woman team, led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi circumnavigated and managed the whole operation in this first ever global journey.

The voyage which lasted for 254 days, covered 21600 miles, had 5 port calls in Fremantle Australia; Lyttelton, New Zealand; Port Stanley, Falklands, Cape Town, South Africa and finally at Mauritius before returning home to Goa.

All six members of the crew were trained for about one year under Captain Dilip Donde, who is also the first Indian to successfully carry out solo-circumnavigation of the globe between 2009 and 2010.

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PRACTICE QUESTION

Q. Which of the following statements about INSV Tarini is correct?
a) It was built in Russia and inducted into the Indian Navy in 2010.
b) It is a nuclear powered submarine of the Indian Navy.
c) It was built under the Make in India initiative and commissioned in 2017.
d) It is an aircraft carrier used for naval combat operations.

Answer: c)

Explanation:
INSV Tarini is an Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) that was built indigenously by Aquarius Shipyard Ltd., Goaunder the Make in India initiative. It was commissioned in February 2017 and is used for ocean voyages, including the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition. It is not a submarine, aircraft carrier or combat vessel but a sailing vessel.