INSV Tarini crosses Point Nemo during Navika Sagar Parikrama II
INSV Tarini, sailed by Indian Navy officers Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, crossed Point Nemo in the South Pacific at 0030 hrs IST on 30 January 2025 during the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II.
Summary
INSV Tarini, sailed by Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A of the Indian Navy, crossed Point Nemo at 0030 hrs IST on 30 January 2025 while sailing from Lyttelton, New Zealand to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, on the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II. Point Nemo (48°53′S 123°24′W) is the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, about 2,688 km from the nearest land, and the crew collected water samples there for the National Institute of Oceanography. INSV Tarini was flagged off from Goa on 2 October 2024 by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, as the two officers seek to become India's first double-handed circumnavigators.
Key facts
- Crossed
- 0030 hrs IST, 30 January 2025
- Crew
- Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A
- Leg
- Third: Lyttelton (NZ) to Port Stanley (Falklands)
- Point Nemo
- 48°53′S 123°24′W, ~2,688 km from land
- Samples for
- National Institute of Oceanography
- Flagged off
- Goa, 2 October 2024, by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Which Indian Navy sailboat crossed Point Nemo on 30 January 2025 during Navika Sagar Parikrama II?
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Correct answer: D — INSV Tarini
PIB 2098252: INSV Tarini, sailed by Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, crossed Point Nemo at 0030 hrs IST on 30 January 2025.
Point Nemo, crossed by INSV Tarini in January 2025, is known as:
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Correct answer: A — The Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility
PIB 2098252: Point Nemo is the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, about 2,688 km from the nearest landmass.
Consider the following statements about Navika Sagar Parikrama II: 1. INSV Tarini was flagged off from Goa on 2 October 2024. 2. Point Nemo was crossed during the leg from Lyttelton to Port Stanley. 3. Water samples from Point Nemo are to be analysed by ISRO. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: B — 1 and 2 only
PIB 2098252: the crew were flagged off from Goa on 2 October 2024 and crossed Point Nemo on the Lyttelton–Port Stanley leg; the samples will be analysed by the National Institute of Oceanography, not ISRO.