The all-women Indian Navy crew, led by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, successfully circumnavigated around the globe for eight months on board INSV Tarini, and returmed back to base in Goa in May, 2018. The feisty team comprising of Lt P. Swathi Lt Pratibha Jamwal (Air Traffic Control specialists) Lt Vijaya Devi, Sub Lt Payal Gupta (both Education officers) and Lt B Aishwarya, a naval architect, set a record by becoming the first-ever all-women crew to complete the circumnavigation. It covered over 22,000 nautical miles in the 254-day long voyage. The crew won the prestigious Tenzing Norgay National Adventure award for beating the odds in water with their endurance. It is the highest national recognition for outstanding achievements in the field of adventure on land, sea and air. The crew was also bestowed with Nav Sena Medal on the 72nd Independence Day

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