Navika Sagar Parikrama II: INSV Tarini reaches Fremantle, Australia
On 9 November 2024, INSV Tarini, on the Navika Sagar Parikrama II circumnavigation with Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, its first port after leaving Goa.
Summary
On 9 November 2024 at about 1430 IST (1700 local time), Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini, on the global circumnavigation expedition Navika Sagar Parikrama II, arrived at Fremantle, Australia, after covering 4,900 nautical miles from Goa. The two-woman crew, Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, crossed the Equator on 16 October and the Tropic of Capricorn on 27 October. The expedition was flagged off from Goa by Chief of the Naval Staff Adm Dinesh K Tripathi on 2 October 2024 and includes stops at four major ports worldwide.
Key facts
- Arrival
- 9 Nov 2024, ~1430 IST, Fremantle, Australia
- Vessel
- INSV Tarini
- Expedition
- Navika Sagar Parikrama II
- Crew
- Lt Cdr Dilna K, Lt Cdr Roopa A
- Distance
- 4,900 nm from Goa
- Flag-off
- 2 Oct 2024, Goa, by CNS Adm Dinesh K Tripathi
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Who are the two crew members of INSV Tarini on Navika Sagar Parikrama II?
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Correct answer: D — Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A
PIB (MoD): the Indian Navy duo of Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A is sailing INSV Tarini on Navika Sagar Parikrama II.
At which port did INSV Tarini arrive on 9 November 2024 during Navika Sagar Parikrama II?
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Correct answer: B — Fremantle, Australia
PIB (MoD): INSV Tarini arrived at Fremantle, Australia on 9 November 2024 after covering 4,900 nm from Goa.
Navika Sagar Parikrama II was flagged off from Goa by the Chief of the Naval Staff on:
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Correct answer: C — 2 October 2024
PIB (MoD): the expedition was flagged off from Goa by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi on 2 October 2024.