PM Modi congratulates all-woman crew for sailing across the world

Prime Minister Narendra Modi today congratulated the all-woman crew of an Indian naval vessel for sailing around the world.

The six-member team arrived in Goa after circling the globe in eight months on board the naval vessel INSV Tarini.

The expedition, christened the Navika Sagar Parikrama, was flagged off from the INS Mandovi boat pool here on September 10 last year.

"Heartiest congratulations to Indian Navy's all-women crew of INSV Tarini for completing the Navika Sagar Parikrama, their mission to circumnavigate the globe. Welcome home. The entire nation is proud of you," Modi tweeted Led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, the crew included Lt Commanders Pratibha Jamwal and Swati P. The other members were Lieutenants Aishwarya Boddapati, S Vijaya Devi and Payal Gupta.