IASV Triveni Completes First Tri-Services All-Women Global Sailing Expedition

# IASV Triveni Completes First Tri-Services All-Women Global Sailing Expedition ### Why in News? A nine-member crew aboard **IASV Triveni** completed '**Samudra Pradakshina**', the first global circumnavigation by an all-women team drawn jointly from the Army, Navy and **Air Force**. ### What did the expedition achieve? - The 314-day voyage covered about **25,500 nautical miles** across four oceans. - The crew rounded the three major capes — **Cape Leeuwin**, **Cape Horn** and the Cape of **Good Hope** — and crossed the Equator twice and the International Date Line. - The mission was designed to demonstrate tri-service coordination, endurance and women's participation in challenging military-adventure expeditions. ### Exam Connect - **Samudra Pradakshina** → first tri-services all-women global circumnavigation - **IASV Triveni** → vessel used for the expedition