♦ The Indian Naval Sailing vessel INSV Tarini sailed out from Fremantle, Australia on 24 November 2024 for the second leg of the NSP-II's expedition to Lyttelton, New Zealand.

♦ Tarini  and her intrepid crew were seen off by an enthusiastic crowd cheering for the safe passage to Lyttelton. Navika Sagar Parikrama-II, which was flagged off by the Chief of Naval Staff Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi on 02 October 24, is an Indian Navy expedition undertaking a dual-handed circumnavigation of the earth by two women officers of the Navy onboard 56 ft INSV Tarini.

♦ Phase II of the expedition will see INSV Tarini cross Cape Leeuwin, the Great Australian Bight, Tasmania and the South Island of New Zealand before calling on at Lyttelton.

♦ The voyage will cover 3400 nautical miles (6300 kilometres) in approximately 20 days, and it will see the crew experience varied weather conditions, including frontal weather systems and dropping temperatures.