Tri-color flies high in Blue Ocean! INVS Tarini with all-woman crew crosses hazardous Cape Horn

NewsBharati    19-Jan-2018
Total Views |

Cape Horn, January 19: The all-woman crew of INS Tarini is crossing all the tough milestones on its way of circumnavigation. It has crossed Cape Horn' on 19 January, the second of the three great Capes that is required to be crossed for the voyage to qualify as a circumnavigation. They have successfully crossed the roughest stretch of water in the planet, the Drake Passage, as they rounded Cape Horn off South America.

The waters around Cape Horn are particularly hazardous, owing to strong winds, large waves, strong currents, and icebergs; these dangers have made it notorious as a sailors' graveyard. But defeating the rough water, INS Tarini has crossed the cape and made the nation proud. The tri-color has been hoisted with great pride onboard.

Cape Horn is located in the Tierra del Fuego archipelago of islands near the southern tip of South America where the Pacific and the Atlantic oceans meet, and marks the northern boundary of the Drake Passage. For centuries, it has been regarded as a major milestone by which sailing ships carrying trade goods around the world marked their passage. The albatross-shaped Cape Horn monument commemorates the lives of thousands of seafarers who perished attempting to sail around the cape.

The extremely challenging expedition by all Women Crew started in the latter part of September. INVS Tarini is one of the operating four sailing vessels capable of open ocean deployments. Indian Navy is attempting to revitalize open ocean sailing. The vessel crossed Cape Leeuwin on 09 November 2017 and is scheduled to cross 'Cape of Good Hope' in March this year.