Navika Sagar Parikrama

[1][2] The voyage was originally set to start on September 5, 2017, but a 5-day delay happened so that Nirmala Sitharaman, who was recently appointed defense minister, could flag off the crew.

[4] The voyage was showcased in Tarini, a documentary jointly produced by National Geographic and the Indian Navy, premiering at an event at Lady Shri Ram College on 8 March to mark International Women's Day.

The voyage also aims to showcase the Make in India initiative of the government by sailing on board an Indian built INSV Tarini.

[7] Apart from that the crew is also expected to interact with local people of Indian origin as well as collate and update Meteorological/Ocean Wave data on daily basis for analysis by research and development organisations and India Meteorological Department for a better forecast the weather.

The real inspiration behind the voyage was of Vice Admiral Awati (Param Vishisht Seva Medal, Vir Chakra) who wanted to witness a circumnavigation of the globe by an all-woman team on an Indian-built sailboat.

[20] The crew comprised:[21] The six members were conferred with Nau Sena Medal for completing the arduous journey, in the list of gallantry award winners announced on 14 August 2018, the eve of India's 72nd Independence Day.

[22] The voyage on INSV Tarini was fraught with danger, many times the crew was caught up in gale and faced waves as high as nine-storey building with speed up to 70 knots or 120 kmph.

[26] The crew celebrated birthday of Vartika Joshi, Pratibha Jamwal, Payal Gupta, S Vijaya Devi and also the boat INSV Tarini, baking cakes while at sea.

On Diwali they even made eco-friendly diyas with atta, used surgical cotton and ghee to light them, and set them afloat in the ocean.

[27][28] [29] INSV Tarini attempting to circumnavigate the globe entered the port of Fremantle in Western Australia on 23 Oct 2017 on completion of first leg of their journey.

[30] On arrival to Australian shore, the crew was greeted by High Commissioner of India to Australia Dr. A. M. Gondane and by a large number of local community.

The vessel has covered over 7800 nautical miles from its starting point in Goa, crossing the Equator on 17 September 2017 and Cape Leeuwin on 9 November to reach here.

They also visited a few tourist destinations near Christchurch, including Hanmer hot springs and the French harbour, Akaroa as well as Naval Point Yacht Club, Canterbury and Ara Institute, New Zealand, where a presentation on Navika Sagar Parikrama was given to audience.

[35] INSV Tarini on 21 January 2018 entered the Port Stanley in Falkland Island on its third leg of maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe.

As part of their stay in harbour, the crew interacted with students from Falkland Islands Community School for Secondary Education, Brownies and Girl Guides, Beavers and Boy Scouts and young adults from the Hockey Club.

[45] The crew members namely Vartika Joshi, Payal Gupta, Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, Aishwarya Boddapati & S Vijaya Devi were welcomed by Nirmala Sitharaman, the defence minister of India and Admiral Sunil Lamba, the Indian Navy chief.

But a damaged steering gear, forced the crew to make an unscheduled stop in Port Louis, Mauritius for emergency repairs.