Published on 10 Sep 2025
Lieutenant Commanders Dilna K and Roopa A, aboard INSV Tarini, crossed Point Nemo recently as part of a circumnavigation expedition by the Indian Navy.
The expedition for circumnavigation the globe on INSV Tarini by Indian Navy's Women Naval Officers is called Navika Sagar Parikrama.
INSV Tarini, named after the Tara Tarini temple (Odisha), is a 56-foot long second sailboat commissioned in 2017
Point Nemo is located in the South Pacific Ocean, approximately 2,688 kilometers (1,670 miles) away from the nearest land.
Geographically, this mystery point is located at the intersection of the equator, the International Date Line, and the 90th meridian west.
Officially called an "Ocean Point of Inaccessibility," it is a watery graveyard for titanium fuel tanks and other high-tech space debris.
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