A new chapter has been added to the maritime and military history of India. The first international tri-service sailing team of women officers of the indian Army, Navy and air Force returned to mumbai today. The team successfully completed the challenging sea voyage of about 3,600 nautical miles in 55 days. This historic expedition started from mumbai on 7 april 2025 and now ended on 4 June.
The closing ceremony of this expedition was held at the indian Naval Water sports Training Center (INWTC) in mumbai, where Lieutenant General AK Ramesh, SM, Commandant, college of Military Engineering, felicitated the team. He described this achievement as an inspirational example of military operational capability under the leadership of women.
Advanced navigational and communication equipment like AIS were present
This historic expedition used the IASV 'Triveni' boat - a 50 feet long indigenous fibre reinforced plastic made modern sailing yacht equipped with advanced navigational and communication equipment like satellite communication, GPS, AIS. 'Triveni' is capable of 60 days of uninterrupted sea voyage and has a main sail area of 1500 square feet and auxiliary sails like genoa and spinnaker. This team of 11 women officers faced many challenges like unstable weather, tropical storm, fluctuations in monsoon winds, technical problems in equipment and fatigue in the open sea. Equipped with excellent training and strong determination, this team demonstrated tremendous teamwork, leadership and sea skills.
Maritime cooperation and friendship also got a new boost
During the entire expedition, the team participated in several diplomatic and defense events in Seychelles. These included a formal flag-off ceremony organized by the seychelles government, formal meetings with the seychelles Foreign minister and Joint Chief of Defense, and strategic talks with the High Commissioner of India. Through these efforts, maritime cooperation and friendship between india and seychelles also got a new boost. 41 women officers had applied for this expedition, out of which only 11 were selected after a tough and multi-level process. During the selection, the physical ability, mental toughness, leadership ability and sailing skills of the participants were evaluated..jpg)
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