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The Indian sailing vessel Tarini has achieved a remarkable feat by crossing Point Nemo while sailing from New Zealand to Falkland Islands.

According to the information released by the Ministry of Defence (MoD) on Friday the 31st of January 2025, INSV Tarini, sailed by Lt Cdr Dilna K and Lt Cdr Roopa A of the Indian Navy, successfully crossed Point Nemo, at 0030h (IST) on 30 Jan 25, while sailing from Lyttelton, New Zealand to Port Stanley, Falkland Islands, during the third leg of Navika Sagar Parikram II.

Point Nemo, located at coordinates 48°53′S 123°24′W, is the Oceanic Pole of Inaccessibility, the most remote location on Earth, situated approximately 2,688 kilometers from the nearest landmass.

This isolated point in the South Pacific is famous for its extreme remoteness.

The MoD release added that the officers have also collected vital water samples from the point, which will be analysed by the National Institute of Oceanography.

These samples will provide valuable insights into oceanic conditions, including the presence of marine biodiversity and chemical composition, contributing to global oceanographic research.

It may be recalled that INSV Tarini sailing around the world as part of the quest to become the first team of double-handed circumnavigators from India.

The crew were flagged off from Goa on 02 Oct 2024, by Adm Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff.

After 39 day traversing the length of the Indian Ocean, the crew reached Fremantle in Australia to a warm reception.

Their next leg to Lyttelton Port of Christchurch in New Zealand saw the crew negotiate the Great Australian Bight and the Tasman Sea, braving enormous winds and waves.

After another brief halt where the shore team gave the boat a thorough look, the crew sailed out on their quest to round Cape Horn – the Southernmost land before the Antarctic, a point on earth so treacherous that very few have rounded it on sailboats.

Their Pacific crossing has already seen them negotiate two cyclones and the incessant cold fronts of the Southern Ocean, inflicting damage to the boat as they pass.

The crew have bravely dealt with the vigorous storms and frustrating calms with equal poise, and after more than 90 days and thousands of miles of sailing, they have passed the remotest part of the earth.