NEW DELHI: Lieutenant Commanders Dilna Ok and Roopa A will embark on their extraordinarily difficult crusing expedition to circumnavigate the globe subsequent week, which can see the duo cross the equator no less than twice and go around the three `nice capes’ throughout their over 21,600 nautical miles voyage.
The “Navika Sagar Parikrama-II” of the 2 younger ladies officers onboard the indigenously constructed 17-metre-long crusing vessel INSV Tarini might be flagged off from Goa on Oct 2, Navy vice chief Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan stated on Monday.
Dilna and Roopa are all gung-ho about their grueling odyssey, which would require bodily and psychological power of an especially excessive order. “Will probably be an unimaginable journey, which can take round eight months. We’ve got been coaching for nearly three years and are effectively ready,” Roopa, who hails from Pondicherry, stated.
Dilna, who belongs to Calicut, in flip, stated, “We should sail no less than 21,600 nautical miles (40,100 km) with none exterior help, relying solely on wind energy. The voyage will embrace going around the three nice capes – Cape Leeuwin (Australia), Cape Horn (South America) and the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).”
Vice Admiral Swaminathan described Navika Sagar Parikrama-II as a journey of “empowerment, innovation, and dedication to India’s maritime heritage”, which can chart new paths for a brighter and empowered future.
The circumnavigation will underline the distinctive valour, braveness and perseverance of the 2 officers, who will face rigours of the excessive seas and excessive climate situations, pushing them to the bounds of human endurance, he added.
The inaugural Navika Sagar Parikrama, the primary ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all ladies crew of six officers, was efficiently performed in 2017. This time it is going to solely be Roopa and Dilna, who’ve undergone rigorous coaching, notching up round 38,000 nautical miles of crusing expertise.
They’ve additionally been mentored by ace circumnavigator and Golden Globe Race hero Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd), a Kirti Chakra and Nao Sena Medal awardee. The 2 ladies officers had been a part of the six-member crew that participated in a trans-oceanic expedition from Goa to Rio de Janeiro, through Cape City, and again final yr.
Thereafter, they undertook a crusing expedition from Goa to Port Blair and again in ‘double-handed’ mode’. Additional, they efficiently undertook a sortie from Goa to Port Louis in Mauritius once more early this yr.
The “Navika Sagar Parikrama-II” of the 2 younger ladies officers onboard the indigenously constructed 17-metre-long crusing vessel INSV Tarini might be flagged off from Goa on Oct 2, Navy vice chief Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan stated on Monday.
Dilna and Roopa are all gung-ho about their grueling odyssey, which would require bodily and psychological power of an especially excessive order. “Will probably be an unimaginable journey, which can take round eight months. We’ve got been coaching for nearly three years and are effectively ready,” Roopa, who hails from Pondicherry, stated.
Dilna, who belongs to Calicut, in flip, stated, “We should sail no less than 21,600 nautical miles (40,100 km) with none exterior help, relying solely on wind energy. The voyage will embrace going around the three nice capes – Cape Leeuwin (Australia), Cape Horn (South America) and the Cape of Good Hope (South Africa).”
Vice Admiral Swaminathan described Navika Sagar Parikrama-II as a journey of “empowerment, innovation, and dedication to India’s maritime heritage”, which can chart new paths for a brighter and empowered future.
The circumnavigation will underline the distinctive valour, braveness and perseverance of the 2 officers, who will face rigours of the excessive seas and excessive climate situations, pushing them to the bounds of human endurance, he added.
The inaugural Navika Sagar Parikrama, the primary ever Indian circumnavigation of the globe by an all ladies crew of six officers, was efficiently performed in 2017. This time it is going to solely be Roopa and Dilna, who’ve undergone rigorous coaching, notching up round 38,000 nautical miles of crusing expertise.
They’ve additionally been mentored by ace circumnavigator and Golden Globe Race hero Commander Abhilash Tomy (retd), a Kirti Chakra and Nao Sena Medal awardee. The 2 ladies officers had been a part of the six-member crew that participated in a trans-oceanic expedition from Goa to Rio de Janeiro, through Cape City, and again final yr.
Thereafter, they undertook a crusing expedition from Goa to Port Blair and again in ‘double-handed’ mode’. Additional, they efficiently undertook a sortie from Goa to Port Louis in Mauritius once more early this yr.
