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Unique Photos Captured by All-Women Crew of INSV Tarini

The INS crew will be received by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other dignitaries, on 21 May, in Goa.

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Indian Navy’s six-member and all women crew aboard the Indian Naval Ship (INS) Tarini, is set to complete a historic mission of circumnavigating the globe.

The crew, which is in the final leg of its journey, will be received by Defence Minister Nirmala Sitharaman and other dignitaries, on 21 May, at Mandovi, Goa.

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Lt Commander Vartika Joshi headed the crew which includes five other officers – Pratibha Jamwal, Aishwarya Boddapati, Patarapalli Swathi, Vijaya Devi and Payal Gupta.

INS Tarini was originally scheduled to return last month, but due to a damage in the steering gear they had to stop unscheduled at Port Louis in Mauritius for repair, causing the delay.

The expedition which is named the ‘Navika sagar Parikrama’ is the first ever circumnavigation of the globe by an all women Indian crew.

The crew had sailed to Cape Town in December 2016 before embarking on their mission of circumnavigating the globe on 10 September last year.

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