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In May 2016, INSV Mhadei set sail for a voyage to Port Louis in Mauritius. Which one of the following statements about this voyage is not correct ?<\/p>\n

[amp_mcq option1=”This was the first open-ocean voyage of the Indian Navy’s all women crew of the Mhadei.” option2=”It was a training voyage.” option3=”The voyage was flagged off from Goa.” option4=”It was skippered by Lieutenant P. Swathi.” correct=”option4″]<\/p>\n

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\nThe statement that is NOT correct is D. The voyage of INSV Mhadei to Port Louis, Mauritius in May 2016 was skippered by Lieutenant Commander Vartika Joshi, not Lieutenant P. Swathi. Lieutenant P. Swathi was part of the crew for the subsequent Navika Sagar Parikrama circumnavigation attempt, also skippered by Lt Cdr Vartika Joshi. Statement A is correct; this was the first open-ocean voyage for an all-women crew of the Indian Navy. Statement B is correct as these voyages serve as training. Statement C is correct; INSV Mhadei is based in Goa, and the voyage was flagged off from there.
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\nThe 2016 voyage of INSV Mhadei to Mauritius marked the first major ocean voyage undertaken by an all-women crew of the Indian Navy.
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\nThe crew of the 2016 voyage later formed the core team for the Navika Sagar Parikrama, an all-women circumnavigation expedition around the world on INSV Tarini (a sister vessel of Mhadei), which successfully completed the journey in 2018.
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