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Navy's INSV Tarini departs from Lyttelton in New Zealand for longest leg of voyage

Indian Nav's Sailing Vessel 'Tarini' carrying two women officers left Lyttelton Port in New Zealand on Saturday for the longest and the most challenging leg of its expedition. According to the Indian Navy's statement, INSV Tarini reached Lyttelton on December 22, completing the second leg of the historic "double-handed circumnavigation" being undertaken by two Indian Navy officers -- Lt Cdr …

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1 month, 2 weeks ago

Indian Navy's INSV Tarini embarks on second leg of expedition from Australia

India Today

The Indian Navy's INSV Tarini, which is undertaking a global circumnavigation expedition, Navika Sagar Parikrama 2, sailed out from Australia's Fremantle on November 24 for the second leg of the expedition to New Zealand's Lyttelton. According to the Indian Navy, INSV Tarini sailed out from Fremantle at 8.30 am for the second leg of the Navika Sagar Parikrama 2 expedition …

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Navy's INSV Tarini reaches Australia's Fremantle after 39-day voyage

India Today

The Indian Navy's INSV Tarini, which is undertaking a global circumnavigation expedition, Navika Sagar Parikrama 2, arrived at its first port of call in Australia's Fremantle at around 2.30 pm on November 9. The expedition, with two intrepid women officers, Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A onboard the ship, was flagged off by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral …

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2 months ago

Indian Navy's INSV Tarini reaches Australia after 39-day voyage in global circumnavigation expedition

New Indian Express

NEW DELHI: Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini, undertaking a global circumnavigation expedition, reached its first port of call in Fremantle, Australia, on Saturday after a challenging 39-day voyage at sea. The expedition, christened Navika Sagar Parikrama II, was flagged off from Goa by Chief of the Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on October 2. "During this 38-day nonstop voyage, …

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8 months, 2 weeks ago

Two women Navy officers return after historic transoceanic expedition

The Hindu

The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel INSV Tarini returned to her base port at Goa on April 21 after a historic transoceanic expedition of nearly two months by two women officers of the Indian Navy, the first from India to accomplish such a feat, the Navy said on Monday. After 22 days of navigating through the unpredictable elements of the Indian …

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11 months ago

Is this really ‘The Most Epic World Cruise Ever To Set Sail’?

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Read our privacy policy “The Most Epic World Cruise Ever To Set Sail”: that is the claim from Royal Caribbean …

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1 year, 1 month ago

A journey of discovery

China Daily

The 140-kilometer lakeside track weaves over idyllic settings, around the lake, through mountainous terrain, towns and villages, giving riders the chance to immerse themselves in the natural beauty of the Qiandao Lake area. Zhejiang province's Chun'an county, which recently hosted the cycling events for both the Asian Games and the Para Asian Games in Hangzhou, is celebrated as a tourist …

Lake Qiandao Lake

1 year, 1 month ago

Astronomers request retitling of galaxies named after ‘violent colonialist’ explorer Magellan

The Telegraph

A group of astronomers has called for galaxies named after the 16th-century Portuguese explorer Ferdinand Magellan to be renamed because of his “violent colonialist legacy”. However, a group of astronomers in the United States has asked the International Astronomical Union, the body in charge of naming astronomical objects, for the Magellanic Clouds to be renamed. Mia de los Reyes, an …

Magellanic Clouds

1 year, 4 months ago

Cdr Abhilash Tomy to advise ISRO on recovery of astronauts after splashdown

The Hindu

Ace circumnavigator and the only Indian to complete the Golden Globe Race, Cdr Abhilash Tomy, will mentor and coach two volunteer women Naval officers, Lt Cdr Dilna and Lt Cdr Roopa who will be undertaking Sagar Parikrama IV, a circumnavigation sailing expedition on Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Tarini scheduled for next year. Lt Cdr Dilna and Lt Cdr Roopa, will …

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1 year, 6 months ago

Family remembers ‘legend’ Hamish Harding, British billionaire who perished in Titanic submarine accident

The Independent

The latest headlines from our reporters across the US sent straight to your inbox each weekday Your briefing on the latest headlines from across the US Please enter a valid email address Please enter a valid email address SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. A statement from Harding’s family, via …

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1 year, 7 months ago

From a broken spine to a broken auto-pilot, Cdr. Tomy sailed through it all to complete the Golden Globe Race

The Hindu

Five years ago, he came back to India on a stretcher and went home in a wheelchair, having suffered life-threatening injury in the middle of the Golden Globe Race. On Thursday, Commander Abhilash Tomy returned to India in triumph after creating history as the first Indian to complete the race, a solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe without any modern …

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2 years, 1 month ago

Excitement in Robe, SA, as first cruise ship passengers visit the town after long hiatus

ABC

A small cruise ship on a circumnavigation of Australia has become the first in recent memory to bring passengers to the heritage Limestone Coast town of Robe, in South Australia's south-east. Key points: More than 100 cruise ship passengers have arrived in Robe The ship is the first to successfully dock passengers in years Locals hope the visit will build …

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2 years, 7 months ago

Gold Coast sailor Xavier Doerr to attempt world record solo circumnavigation of Australia

ABC

Gold Coast mariner Xavier Doerr is planning to smash the world record for a solo and non-stop circumnavigation of Australia when he sets sail at the end of the month. Key points: Xavier Doerr wants to break the record for the fastest solo and non-stop circumnavigation of Australia Yachtswoman Lisa Blair set the record of 58 days in December 2018 …

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2 years, 9 months ago

How to get around the world on budget airlines - for £1,035

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. All fares were verified direct with the airlines on the morning of 14 March 2022. open image in gallery The …

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3 years, 1 month ago

Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

Wired

On November 19, 1969, the CSS Hudson slipped through the frigid waters of Halifax Harbour in Nova Scotia and out into the open ocean. A marine ecologist at Canada’s Bedford Institute of Oceanography, Sheldon was fascinated by the microscopic plankton that seemed to be everywhere in the ocean: How far and wide did these tiny organisms spread? To find out, …

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3 years, 3 months ago

太空“出差”结束神十二航天三人组回家了

China Daily

在天空工作、生活90天后，三位航天员今天安全回家了。 The reentry capsule of the Shenzhou XII mission, with mission commander Major General Nie Haisheng, Major General Liu Boming and Senior Colonel Tang Hongbo inside, touched down at 1:34 pm at the Dongfeng Landing Site in the Badain Jaran Desert. 2021年9月17日13点34分，神舟十二号载人飞船返回舱载着航天员聂海胜、刘伯明、汤洪波在巴丹吉林沙漠东风着陆场着陆。三位航天员身体状态良好，空间站阶段首次载人飞行任务取得圆满成功。 The Shenzhou XII spacecraft departed China's Tiangong space station on Thursday morning, carrying three Chinese astronauts on …

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3 years, 5 months ago

Hollywood actress Anna Paquin on the set of the Jessica Watson Netflix biopic True Spirit

Daily Mail

Anna Paquin is the latest celebrity to arrive in Australia, where she's filming the movie True Spirit. The 39-year-old had her game face on as she got to work on the set at Chevron Island, Queensland Casual: The True Blood star was dressed down in a striped white t-shirt and orange trousers as she shot scenes for the Netflix biopic …

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4 years, 2 months ago

Jon Sanders' 11th circumnavigation of the globe almost complete, making landfall in Bundaberg

ABC

An octogenarian sailing legend has docked in Bundaberg on his 11th circumnavigation of the globe, facing headwinds of a global pandemic and wild weather along the way. Key points: Jon Sanders is close to completing his 11th circumnavigation of the globe in his yacht The 81-year-old departed Fremantle just over a year ago As well as a pandemic hiatus, he …

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4 years, 9 months ago

Coronavirus: Cunard selling cruise holidays to Australia departing in 12 days

The Independent

Sign up to Simon Calder’s free travel email for expert advice and money-saving discounts Get Simon Calder’s Travel email Get Simon Calder’s Travel email SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. Thank you for choosing Cunard,” reads the message from one of the UK’s leading cruise lines to passengers buying a …

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5 years, 3 months ago

Leave the Sentinelese Alone, Reiterates Paper on John Chau’s Death

The Quint

From 2015 onwards, the Indian security forces have been undertaking circumnavigation – periodic patrolling at a distance from the North Sentinel Island – with the broad objective of keeping vigil, warding off and reporting anyone straying into the Sentinelese’s territory, and to make systematic observations of the tribe and their island from a distance. Dr Sasikumar, who was part of …

Sentinel Sentinelese

6 years, 11 months ago

Six Indian Women Make History in the Oceans

Op India

Six Indian women have made history by becoming the first all-women crew to sail an ocean-going sailboat, the INSV Tarini. The women, led by skipper Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, have been training for over a year and have logged over 10,000 Nautical Miles on the INSV Mhadei. The voyage will be completed in five legs, with stops in Fremantle, Lyttleton, …

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Navy's INSV Tarini departs from Lyttelton in New Zealand for longest leg of voyage

Indian Navy's INSV Tarini embarks on second leg of expedition from Australia

Navy's INSV Tarini reaches Australia's Fremantle after 39-day voyage

Indian Navy's INSV Tarini reaches Australia after 39-day voyage in global circumnavigation expedition

Two women Navy officers return after historic transoceanic expedition

Is this really ‘The Most Epic World Cruise Ever To Set Sail’?

A journey of discovery

Astronomers request retitling of galaxies named after ‘violent colonialist’ explorer Magellan

Cdr Abhilash Tomy to advise ISRO on recovery of astronauts after splashdown

Family remembers ‘legend’ Hamish Harding, British billionaire who perished in Titanic submarine accident

From a broken spine to a broken auto-pilot, Cdr. Tomy sailed through it all to complete the Golden Globe Race

Excitement in Robe, SA, as first cruise ship passengers visit the town after long hiatus

Gold Coast sailor Xavier Doerr to attempt world record solo circumnavigation of Australia

How to get around the world on budget airlines - for £1,035

Humans Have Broken a Fundamental Law of the Ocean

太空“出差”结束神十二航天三人组回家了

Hollywood actress Anna Paquin on the set of the Jessica Watson Netflix biopic True Spirit

Jon Sanders' 11th circumnavigation of the globe almost complete, making landfall in Bundaberg

Coronavirus: Cunard selling cruise holidays to Australia departing in 12 days

Leave the Sentinelese Alone, Reiterates Paper on John Chau’s Death

Six Indian Women Make History in the Oceans