New Delhi, Apr 7 (UNI) A tri-services all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition, “Samudra Pradakshina” from Mumbai to Seychelles and back was flagged off by Lt Gen AK Ramesh, Commandant, College of Military Engineering (CME) on Monday.
The flag-off was done from the Indian Naval Watermanship Training Centre, Colaba, Mumbai.
The expedition, featuring a 12-member all-women crew from the Indian Army, Indian Navy and Indian Air Force, embarks on a challenging 55-day voyage covering 4,000 nautical miles from Mumbai to Seychelles and back aboard the IASV Triveni, a Defence Ministry statement said.