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Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
Which Indian Naval ship carried an all women crew from Mauritius to the home port of Goa
A
Virat
B
Vikrant
C
Airavat
D
Mhadei
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -NEW DELHI: In a historic feat, Indian Navy’s INSV Mhadei today sailed into Port Louis in Mauritius, after successful completion of maiden ocean voyage with an all-women crew. The sailing vessel Mhadei had set sail from Goa port on May 24, 2016.

Detailed explanation-2: -They completed their trip round the globe-sailing 21, 600 nautical miles in 254 days, a first by an all-woman crew. INSV Tarini was skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi on its journey-Navika Sagar Parikrama.

Detailed explanation-3: -How did the all-women Indian Navy crew go about their voyage? Answer: Indian Navy’s all-women crew was the first-ever to circumnavigate the globe. The crew started their voyage from Goa, flagged off by the Defence Minister of India, Nirmala Sitharaman.

Detailed explanation-4: -Navika Sagar Parikrama was a project undertaken in consonance with the National policy to empower women to attain their full potential. The voyage was aimed to show case ‘Make in India’ initiative by sailing on-board indigenously built INSV Tarini.

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