NEW DELHI/SHIMLA: India’s Nari Shakti is ready to script history on the high seas.
For the first time ever, ten women officers from the Army, Navy and Air Force will sail around the globe — together, as one Tri-Service team.
They will board the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni on September 11, 2025, and set off on a 26,000 nautical mile voyage.
According to army sources, journey will test grit, endurance and teamwork. They will cross the equator twice, battle the furious Southern Ocean and daring the icy Drake Passage near Antarctica.
The Three Great Capes — Cape of Good Hope in Africa, Cape Leeuwin in Australia, and Cape Horn in South America — stand ahead.
These capes are legends in sailing folklore, feared for monster waves and wild winds.
The official route begins from Goa
From there the vessel will sail across the Indian Ocean to Fremantle in Australia. Then to Lyttelton in New Zealand.
Around Cape Horn to Port Stanley in the Falklands. Across the Atlantic to Cape Town in South Africa.
And back across the Indian Ocean home to Goa.
At each port, the crew will restock food and water, make repairs and share India’s friendship with the world.
Army sources said the expedition is designed as a true test of human endurance. "Our women officers are as tough as their men counterparts".
“The Southern Ocean and Drake Passage are among the most difficult waters in the world".
The team has trained hard in seamanship, navigation, and survival at sea.
This voyage will showcase the resilience of women in uniform,” they explained.
They will live together in a small boat They will eat together and cook together.
They will fix sails when the storm hits.They will steer the vessel day and night.
They will learn to fight the sea and themselves
This voyage is about courage. This voyage is about teamwork. This voyage is about women in uniform This voyage is about India sailing into history
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