INSV Tarini leaves Lyttelton, New Zealand, on longest leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II
The 5,600 nautical mile third leg to Port Stanley crosses the Drake Passage and Cape Horn.
Summary
Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini departed Lyttelton Port, New Zealand, on 4 January 2025 on the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II, bound for Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands. INSV Tarini's third leg, about 5,600 nautical miles (10,400 km), is the longest of the expedition and its southernmost transit at about 56 degrees South, passing through the Drake Passage and around Cape Horn. The double-handed circumnavigation by Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A was flagged off from Goa on 2 October 2024 by Navy Chief Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, with earlier halts at Fremantle, Australia, and Lyttelton.
Key facts
- Departure
- 4 January 2025, Lyttelton Port, New Zealand
- Destination
- Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
- Leg length
- ~5,600 nm (~10,400 km) – longest leg; southernmost transit ~56°S
- Route
- South Pacific, Drake Passage, Cape Horn
- Crew
- Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A
- Flag-off
- Goa, 2 October 2024, by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi
- Earlier halts
- Fremantle (9–24 Nov 2024); Lyttelton (arrived 22 Dec 2024)
Practice MCQs 3 questions
INSV Tarini left Lyttelton, New Zealand, on 4 January 2025 for which destination on the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama II?
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Correct answer: A — Port Stanley, Falkland Islands
PIB (Defence): Tarini left Lyttelton for its onward passage (third leg) to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands.
Who are the two Indian Navy officers undertaking the Navika Sagar Parikrama II circumnavigation on INSV Tarini?
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Correct answer: B — Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A
PIB (Defence): the double-handed circumnavigation is being undertaken by Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A.
Consider the following statements about Navika Sagar Parikrama II: 1. It was flagged off from Goa on 2 October 2024. 2. The third leg from Lyttelton is the longest leg of the expedition. 3. The third leg avoids Cape Horn by passing through the Panama Canal. Which of the statements given above are correct?
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Correct answer: C — 1 and 2 only
PIB (Defence): flagged off from Goa on 02 Oct 24; the Lyttelton–Port Stanley leg is the longest and passes through the Drake Passage and Cape Horn.