The Indian Navy is coaching two of its ladies officers to undertake a solo crusing expedition across the globe, an officer mentioned on Monday. Lieutenant Commanders Dilna Ok and Roopa Aligirisamy have been shortlisted for the journey and they’re at the moment on their coaching expedition, the Indian Navy officer informed PTI on the aspect traces of the third G20 improvement working group (DWG) assembly in Goa.

Dilna is a logistic officer with the Navy, whereas Roopa is a naval armament inspection officer, he mentioned.

“One of many two officers will got down to develop into the primary Asian girl solo circumnavigator, if she completes it,” the officer mentioned.

The officers had set out on their coaching expedition in November 2022 from Goa and might be returning to the coastal state on Could 24.

“The officers proper now have crew members with them and they’re on a 17-metre vessel. They’ve accomplished 21,800 nautical miles of crusing until date,” the officer mentioned.
The officer who will get chosen for the expedition will develop into the primary Asian girl to undertake the journey alone, he mentioned.

“This might be purely a crusing expedition. Proper from repairs of the ship to laundry and cooking the whole lot they should do alone,” the officer mentioned, including that the crusing expedition might be for greater than 200 days.

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