INSV Tarini

Indian Navy Female Officer Lieutenant Dilna K. (right) and LT CDR Roopa A. Tarini Enter Cape Town, South Africa and complete the fourth round of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II expedition on April 1, 2025. Image source: PTI

Indian Navy Sailing Boat (INSV) Tarinicrews of LT CDR DILNA K. and LT CDR ROOPA A., arrived in Cape Town, South Africa on Monday, marking the fourth and final interruption of its global global expedition Navika Sagar Parikrama II.

The ship and crew were received at Cape Town Consul General Ruby Jaspreet at the Royal Point Yacht Club; Lisa Hendricks, Chief of Staff of South African Navy Fleet; and Captain Atul Sapahia, Indian Defense Advisor in Pretoria. A South African naval band performed to welcome the ship.

According to the statement of the Indian Navy Tarini It will be docked at the Yacht Club for about two weeks for scheduled maintenance and repairs. “The crew of the ship will interact and interact with the South African Navy at the Simon Town Naval Base and Gordon Naval Academy. Community outreach is also planned for their stay.” The ship is scheduled to leave Cape Town on April 15 and return to India for the last one.

Navika Sagar Parikrama II Expedition was marked from Goa on October 2, 2024 by Naval Chief of Staff Dinesh K. Tripathi. The mission aims to cover more than 23,400 nautical miles (about 43,300 kilometers) of 23,400 nautical miles (about 43,300 kilometers) in about eight months, navigate through three oceans, navigate through three oceans, and navigate through three oceans. Before Cape Town, INSV Tarini convened in Fremantle, Australia; Lyttelton, New Zealand; and Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands (UK). The expedition is scheduled to end after returning to Goa in May 2025.

The front legs present a major challenge from the voyage of Port Stanley starting on March 6. “The ships and crew encountered rough oceans and extremely cold temperatures, coupled with stormy weather conditions, making the range mission highly challenging and demanding,” the naval statement stressed. It noted that the passageway so far witnessed over 50 knots (93 km/h) of winds and up to 7 meters (23 feet).

INSV Tarini It is a locally built 56-foot sailboat that was commissioned into the Indian Navy in February 2017 and has previously conducted several such expeditions.

This port phone adds to recent interactions between the Indian and South African navies. October 2024, INS Talva Participated in the eighth edition of the IBSAMAR exercise on the South African coast and in January 2025, Stealth Frigate Ins tushil A port phone call was made in Durban.