INSV Tarini departs from Fremantle

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New Delhi : The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Tarini left Fremantle, Australia, on November 5, 2017,  morning, for its onwards journey to Lyttleton, New Zealand. INSV Tarini had arrived at Fremantle on October 23, 2017, after completion of first leg of its maiden voyage to circumnavigate the globe.

This historic circumnavigation attempt by an all-women crew is being led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, and the crew comprises Lieutenant Commanders Pratibha Jamwal, P Swathi, and Lieutenants S Vijaya Devi, B Aishwarya and Payal Gupta, according to a PIB release.

The crew of INSV Tarini was officially welcomed to Western Australia (WA) by Tourism, Defence Issues and Citizenship and Multicultural Interests Minister Paul Papalia and Women’s Interests Minister Simone McGurk on November 1, 2017. WA Ministers were accompanied by two Indian-origin members of WA Parliament: Yaz Mubarakai and Kevin Michel. Chief of Royal Australian Navy Vice Admiral Tim Barrett also visited the vessel on November 1 to welcome the crew. He also handed over a personal message from Australian Minister for Defence Ms Marise Payne for the crew.

The INSV Tarini crew had an opportunity to interact with a wide range of stakeholders during the welcome reception hosted by the Consulate on October 28, 2017, which was attended by about 100 distinguished guests including members of WA Parliament, state officials, businessmen, academicians, consular corps, leaders from Indian community and mediapersons.

The crew also visited the scientific facilities at the Indian Ocean Marine Research Centre at University of Western Australia. They also had a chance to meet renowned Australian scientist and Australian of the Year 2017 Professor Alan Mackay-Sim, who is famous for his work on stem cell research, according to the PIB release.