Navika Sagar Parikrama-II: INSV Tarini sails from Fremantle on second leg to Lyttelton
On 24 November 2024, INSV Tarini sailed out of Fremantle, Australia, on the second leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama-II, bound for Lyttelton, New Zealand.
Summary
On 24 November 2024 at 0830 h IST, Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini sailed from Fremantle, Australia, on the second leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama-II (NSP-II) to Lyttelton, New Zealand. NSP-II, flagged off by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on 2 October 2024, is a dual-handed circumnavigation of the earth by two women officers, Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, on the 56-ft INSV Tarini. They had reached Fremantle on 9 November after a 39-day, 4,900-nautical-mile first leg. The second leg crosses Cape Leeuwin, the Great Australian Bight, Tasmania and New Zealand's South Island, covering 3,400 nautical miles (6,300 km) in about 20 days. The team mentor is Cdr Abhilash Tomy (Retd).
Key facts
- Leg 2
- Fremantle (Australia) → Lyttelton (NZ); sailed 24 Nov 2024
- Crew
- Lt Cdr Dilna K, Lt Cdr Roopa A
- Flagged off
- 2 Oct 2024 by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi
- Leg 1
- 39 days, 4,900 nm; reached Fremantle 9 Nov
- Leg 2 distance
- 3,400 nm (6,300 km), ~20 days
Practice MCQs 3 questions
On 24 November 2024, INSV Tarini began the second leg of Navika Sagar Parikrama-II. What is the route of this leg?
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Correct answer: B — Fremantle, Australia to Lyttelton, New Zealand
PIB (Navy): INSV Tarini sailed from Fremantle, Australia on 24 November 2024 for the second leg to Lyttelton, New Zealand.
Which two women naval officers are sailing INSV Tarini on Navika Sagar Parikrama-II?
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Correct answer: A — Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A
PIB (Navy): NSP-II is a dual-handed circumnavigation by Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A on the 56-ft INSV Tarini.
Who flagged off Navika Sagar Parikrama-II on 2 October 2024?
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Correct answer: D — Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi
PIB (Navy): NSP-II was flagged off by CNS Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on 2 October 2024; Cdr Abhilash Tomy (Retd) is the team mentor.