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INSV Kaundinya undertakes maiden overseas voyage from Porbandar to Muscat

INSV Kaundinya undertakes maiden overseas voyage from Porbandar to Muscat

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NEW DELHI: Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Kaundinya, the locally built traditional stitched vessel, on Monday sailed on her maiden overseas voyage from Porbandar to Muscat, with the navy calling it “a historic expedition that marks a major milestone in India’s efforts to revive, understand, and celebrate its ancient maritime heritage through a living ocean voyage.” INSV Kaundinya, the Indian Navy’s stitched sailing vessel built using ancient Indian techniques, embarks on its maiden voyage to Muscat, Oman, retracing historic maritime links with the Gulf region. (@narendramodi/X via PTI Photo) Western Naval Command chief Vice Admiral Krishna Swaminathan flagged off the vessel that was inducted into the navy in May. Oman’s ambassador to India, Issa Saleh Al Shibani and senior navy officials were present. INSV Kaundinya has been constructed using traditional stitched shipbuilding techniques, employing natural materials and methods that date back several centuries. “Inspired by historical sources and iconographic evidence, the vessel represents India’s rich legacy of indigenous shipbuilding, seamanship, and oceanic navigation. The voyage retraces ancient maritime routes that once connected the western coast …

Indian Of The Year Award 2025: Lt Col Roopa, Lt Col Dilna K Win CNN-News18’s Youth Icon Award For Historic Voyage | India News

Indian Of The Year Award 2025: Lt Col Roopa, Lt Col Dilna K Win CNN-News18’s Youth Icon Award For Historic Voyage | India News

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Last Updated:November 28, 2025, 21:39 IST Lt Commander Dilna K and Lt Commander Roopa A scripted maritime history in May after completing a nearly 250-day voyage aboard INSV Tarini, covering 25,400 nautical miles. Lt Col Roopa A and Lt Col Dilna K at CNN-News18 Indian of the Year 2025 Awards. Lt Cdr Roopa A and Lt Cdr Dilna K have received the News18 Youth Icon Award for completing a historic circumnavigation as the first Indian duo to sail around the globe in double-handed mode aboard INSV Tarini under the Navika Sagar Parikarma II mission. In May 2025, Lt Commander Dilna K and Lt Commander Roopa Alagirisamy scripted maritime history after completing a nearly 250-day voyage aboard INSV Tarini, covering 25,400 nautical miles (50,000 km), crossing four continents, three oceans, and three Great Capes. They are the first Indian duo to circumnavigate the globe in double-handed mode. Speaking on the occasion, Lt Col Roopa said, “We never felt there was going back during this journey. We always felt we could do it. There was one point …

Olive Ridley turtle’s 3,500 km sea voyage from Odisha to Konkan coast redraws migration maps

Olive Ridley turtle’s 3,500 km sea voyage from Odisha to Konkan coast redraws migration maps

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While it is known that Olive Ridley turtles nest at multiple beaches between December and March, this marks the first recorded case of one nesting on two coasts in a single season. New Delhi: An extraordinary 3,500 km journey undertaken by an Olive Ridley turtle from Odisha to Maharashtra’s Guhagar beach has upended long-standing assumptions about the species’ migration patterns. Previously, researchers believed that the turtles nesting on India’s east and west coasts belonged to separate populations. However, this new discovery suggests a possible interconnection between the two regions. The turtle, tagged as “03233,” was originally flipper-tagged by Dr Basudev Tripathy, a senior scientist from the Zoological Survey of India (ZSI), during a mass nesting event at Odisha’s Gahirmatha beach on 18 March 2021. On 27 January this year, the same turtle was unexpectedly found nesting on Guhagar beach in Maharashtra. A team from the Mangrove Foundation, engaged in a flipper tagging exercise at night, noticed the turtle after she had laid eggs. Upon closer inspection, they discovered she had already been tagged, with the …

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses eighth Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat on “Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership.’

External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses eighth Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat on “Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership.’

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External Affairs Minister S. Jaishankar addresses the eighth Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat, on February 16, 2025. Photo: X/@DrSJaishankar The Indian Ocean is veritably a global lifeline, External Affairs Minister S Jaishankar said on Sunday (February 16, 2025), as he asked the countries in the region to look out for each other, supplement their strengths and coordinate their policies to fulfil its development, connectivity, maritime and security aspirations. Mr. Jaishankar addressed the inaugural session of the 8th Indian Ocean Conference in Muscat on “Voyage to New Horizons of Maritime Partnership.’ “The Indian Ocean is veritably a global lifeline. Its production, consumption, contribution and connectivity are central to the manner in which the world runs today,” he said. “Our voyage to new horizons is best done as a coordinated flotilla of the Indian Ocean. We are understandably a diverse group in terms of history, geography, development, politics or culture. But what unites us is a common devotion to the well-being of the Indian Ocean region,” he said. Pleased to address the inaugural session of 08th Indian …

Shipwreck Off Kenya’s Coast Could Be Galleon Linked to Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

Shipwreck Off Kenya’s Coast Could Be Galleon Linked to Vasco da Gama’s Final Voyage

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A shipwreck near Malindi, Kenya, is being studied by an international team of archaeologists who believe it could be the remains of the São Jorge, a galleon linked to Vasco da Gama’s final voyage. The vessel, discovered in 2013 on a coral reef 500 metres off the Kenyan coast, is thought to have sunk over 500 years ago. Research led by experts from the University of Coimbra, the National Museum of Kenya, and the Bergen Maritime Museum is ongoing to confirm its identity. Historical Significance of the Shipwreck In a paper published in the Journal of Maritime Archaeology, researchers have described artifacts recovered from the site, including elephant tusks and copper ingots, suggest a Portuguese origin. The ship’s connection to Vasco da Gama, who is noted as the first European to navigate around Africa’s southern tip to reach the Indian Ocean, has drawn particular interest. His final voyage in 1524, during which he died, marked the end of his extensive exploration efforts. Challenges Faced in Identifying the Ship Researchers have described the wreck as difficult …

NCPOR Scientists Embark on Third Voyage to Indian Ocean as Search for Massive Mineral Deposits Continues

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Last year in November, NCPOR signed a Rs 118 crore contract with Norway-based company Argeo for their specialised research vessel Argeo Searcher. (News18) News18 exclusively spoke with CEO of Norway-based Argeo, Trond F Crantz, about the specialised mission involving a 7-metre-long AUV to survey these sites at a depth of 5,000 metres in deep-sea Scientists from Goa-based National Centre for Polar and Ocean Research (NCPOR) have embarked on their third voyage to the Indian Ocean aboard Argeo Searcher this May. The mission is aimed at locating hidden treasures of critical mineral deposits under the government’s Deep Ocean Mission. The team will spend a month at sea surveying the 15 sites where scientists expect to find polymetallic sulphide deposits. These are sources of critical minerals like Copper, Zinc, Manganese and Nickel, and are found near the naturally existing Hydrothermal Vents in the deep sea at a depth of almost 5,000 metres. “This is our third team which is going out to do the deep-sea survey and mapping since we started our expeditions this February. Typically, each …

Imran Khan’s voyage to National Team

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With a football at his feet is how Imran Khan journeyed from nothing to everything. From zero to here – it was all about hard work and love for the game, believes the latest winger to earn the Indian senior national team call-up. From selling vegetables with his mother to wearing the coveted blue shirt, Imran couldn’t be prouder. Playing for your country is the biggest achievement for any football player. You hear it every day. It is perhaps the biggest cliché in football. But there’s no bigger truth as well. Imran can attest. “My brother called me and told me I was selected for the national team. I was really surprised. I asked him, “Are you serious?” I thought it was a dream. I was so ecstatic. I had been dreaming of this moment for a long time, for so many years. As a kid, I always wanted to wear the Indian jersey. I was really happy. I couldn’t explain in words how I felt at that moment,” shares Imran with child-like excitement. Imran …

Back from Arctic winter voyage, scientists ‘happy to see Sun’ again | Bangalore News

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“The one thing I have suddenly learnt to value is sunlight. India has it in plenty, and thank God for that,” said Girish, a senior research scientist at Raman Research Institute in Bengaluru, who has just returned from the Arctic. Girish was part of the four-member scientific team that became the first set of researchers from India to spend a winter carrying out scientific studies in the world’s northernmost habitation. India has a permanent research station called Himadri, in Ny-Ålesund in the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard in the Arctic region since 2008, but it used to remain uninhabited during winter because of extremely hostile weather conditions. The place is barely 1,200 km from the North Pole. This year, however, India decided to make the station operational throughout the year, and the first winter team, which included Girish, went there in December. India is only the fourth country in the world, after Germany, Italy and Norway, to have a year-round scientific presence in the Arctic region. “In our part of the world, there is a natural …

NASA capsule Orion splashes down after record-setting lunar voyage

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NASA’s Orion space capsule splashed down safely in the Pacific on Sunday, completing the Artemis 1 mission — a more than 25-day journey around the Moon with an eye to returning humans there in just a few years. After racing through the Earth’s atmosphere at a speed of 25,000 miles per hour (40,000 kilometers per hour), the uncrewed capsule floated down to the sea with the help of three large red and orange parachutes, as seen on NASA TV. “NASA we had a picture perfect splashdown,” said Melissa Jones, NASA’s landing and recovery director. During the trip around Earth’s orbiting satellite and back, Orion logged well over a million miles and went farther from Earth than any previous habitable spacecraft. “For years, thousands of individuals have poured themselves into this mission, which is inspiring the world to work together to reach untouched cosmic shores,” said NASA Administrator Bill Nelson. “Today is a huge win for NASA, the United States, our international partners, and all of humanity,” he added. After touchdown, helicopters flew over the floating …