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On Tuesday the First of April 2025, Indian Navy Sailing Vessel, INSV Tarini, entered Cape Town, South Africa, completing the fourth leg of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition,

According to details released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on reaching Cape Town, South Africa, Tarini and the  crew were welcomed by Ms Ruby Jaspreet, Consul General of India at Cape Town, Rear Admiral (JG) Lisa Hendricks, Chief of Staff, South African Navy Fleet and the Defence Adviser of India at Pretoria, Captain Atul Sapahia.

The welcome party also had South African Naval Band that performed to welcome INSV Tarini.

It may be recalled that the NSP II  expedition was flagged off from Goa on 02 Oct 2024, from Goa, and is being undertaken by two women officers of the Indian Navy, Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A, onboard Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV Tarini).

The mission aims to cover more than 23,400 nautical miles (approximately 43,300 kilometers) in eight months, with a scheduled return to Goa in May 2025.

The expedition has so far had three stopovers at Fremantle (Australia), Lyttelton (New Zealand) and Port Stanley, Falklands (UK).

The vessel will be at Royal Cape Yacht Club for two weeks for scheduled maintenance and repairs. The crew of the vessel will engage and interact with the South African Navy at Simon’s Town Naval Base and Gordon’s Bay Naval College. Community Outreach events are also planned during their stay.

The vessel and the crew having encountered rough seas and extremely cold temperature coupled with stormy weather conditions, made the task of circumnavigation highly challenging and demanding.

The passage so far witnessed winds in excess of 50 knots (93 kmph) and waves upto 7 meters (23 feet)  high.

The indigenously built INSV Tarini is a 56-foot sailing vessel, which was inducted in the Indian Navy in 2018 and has participated in many such expeditions earlier.

The vessel is likely to depart Cape Town on 15th of April 2025.