'Samudra Pradakshina': all-women tri-services sailing expedition to Seychelles flagged off from Mumbai aboard IASV Triveni
On 7 April 2025, Lt Gen AK Ramesh flagged off 'Samudra Pradakshina', a 12-member all-women tri-services sailing expedition from Mumbai to Seychelles and back aboard IASV Triveni.
Summary
The tri-services all-women sailing expedition 'Samudra Pradakshina' from Mumbai to Seychelles and back was flagged off on 7 April 2025 by Lt Gen AK Ramesh, Commandant, College of Military Engineering (CME), from the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre, Colaba, Mumbai. The 12-member crew from the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, selected from 41 volunteers and trained for two years in ocean sailing, will cover 4,000 nautical miles in a 55-day voyage aboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni.
Key facts
- Expedition
- Samudra Pradakshina (tri-services, all-women)
- Route
- Mumbai โ Seychelles โ Mumbai
- Vessel
- IASV Triveni
- Crew
- 12 women officers, selected from 41 volunteers
- Voyage
- 55 days, 4,000 nautical miles
- Flagged off
- 7 April 2025 by Lt Gen AK Ramesh (Commandant, CME) from INWTC Colaba
Practice MCQs 3 questions
Aboard which vessel did the all-women tri-services sailing expedition 'Samudra Pradakshina' set sail in April 2025?
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Correct answer: C โ IASV Triveni
IASV Triveni, the Indian Army Sailing Vessel.
What is the route of the 'Samudra Pradakshina' sailing expedition flagged off on 7 April 2025?
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Correct answer: B โ Mumbai โ Seychelles โ Mumbai
Mumbai โ Seychelles โ Mumbai, covering 4,000 nautical miles in 55 days.
Consider the following statements about 'Samudra Pradakshina': 1. Its 12-member crew of women officers is drawn from the Army, Navy and Air Force. 2. It was flagged off from Kochi by the Chief of the Naval Staff. Which of the statements given above is/are correct?
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Correct answer: A โ 1 only
Only 1 is correct. It was flagged off from the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre, Colaba, Mumbai, by Lt Gen AK Ramesh, Commandant, College of Military Engineering.