Sailing Expedition flagged off Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of INS ‘Virbahu’

Sailing Expedition flagged off Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of INS ‘Virbahu’

Sailing Expedition flagged off Commemorating the Golden Jubilee of INS ‘Virbahu’

 Indian Naval Sailing Vessel ‘Neelkanth’ is on a sailing expedition marking the 50th anniversary of INS ‘Virbahu’. Commemorative sailing of vessel ‘Neelkanth’ was flagged off by Rear Admiral Puneet Chaddha, the Flag Officer Commanding Tamil Nadu and Puducherry Naval Area (FOTNA), at Chennai on March 19, 2021.

INS ‘Virbahu’ is Indian Navy’s submarine base, located at Vishakh patnam, the headquarters of Navy’s Eastern Naval Command. The sailing vessel has 5 Officers from INS Virbahu as crew, and skippe red by Commander Deepak Raj.

The expedition from Chennai to Vishakapatnam forms the first leg of this commemorative sailing. The first leg will cover a distance of 366 nautical miles. The wind powered sailing is expected to take three days. It will cons olidate the sail training of the young crew. It will help to showcase the courage, discipline, commitment and exp ertise of the crew in handling any adverse conditions at sea and also their hold on the nuances of sailing.

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PS/AK/03/2021