INS Tarangini on an adventure trip

Written on April 25, 2007 – 1:03 pm | by Frontier India Strategic and Defence |

April 24, 2007 (FIDSNS)

INS Tarangini which departed from Kochi in India on January 10, 2007 and transiting through the Suez Canal it will reach the Atlantic Coast of North America in early May 2007 to participate in the “Tall Ships Challenge Series 07” organized by American Sail Training Association.

The ship will also participate in a series of Tall Ship events such as The World Peace Cup, Sail Virginia, Sail Rhode Island and Sail Boston.

A total of 7 officers, 43 sailors, 270 Indian Naval Cadets and 30 foreign officer trainees will be participating in this ambitious voyage.

The ship will arrive in Grand Turk, the Turks & Caicos Islands from Antigua on April 30, 2007. The ship will be open to visitors on May 2, 2007 during selected hours and will depart on May 3, 2007 for Port Canaveral.

She will be calling at 24 ports in 16 countries on this adventure, and return to Kochi, India on October 31, 2007.

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