INSV Mhadei leaves for Port Louis

Q.  Which INS vessel sailed from Goa with all woman crew to Port Louis?
- Published on 25 May 16

a. INSV Mhadei
b. INSV Mkadei
c. INSV Chadei
d. None of he above

ANSWER: INSV Mhadei
 
Indian Naval Sailing Vessel Mhadei (INSV Mhadei) sailed from Goa with an all-women crew for a voyage to Port Louis, Mauritius on 24th May.
  • The boat is being skippered by Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi (a Naval Constructor). This would be the first open-ocean voyage of the Navy’s all-women crew of Mhadei, who are currently training to undertake a circumnavigation of the globe in 2017.
  • The crew comprising Lt P Swathi, Lt B Aishwarya, Lt Pratibha Jamwal, Lt Vijaya and Lt Payal Gupta would be undertaking this arduous voyage through rough seas and heavy weather, expected during the Monsoons, in the Arabian Sea.
  • This is a training voyage to expose the young crew to weather that would be faced by them during the circumnavigation in 2017.

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