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The Claim

Nine women officers returned from a 314-day circumnavigation voyage of about 25,500 nautical miles aboard the Indian Army Sailing Vessel (IASV) Triveni.

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The Short Version

Available evidence does not support the claimed completion details. Credible official and news sources show IASV Triveni launched as a 10-officer all-women tri-service circumnavigation planned for about 26,000 nautical miles over roughly nine months, but none of the provided sources reliably confirms that nine officers returned after 314 days and 25,500 nautical miles. The claim combines unsupported numbers with an unverified completion statement.

Caveats

  • Do not treat launch plans as proof of final outcomes; the sources support projected duration and distance, not the claimed completed totals.
  • Crew size appears to vary across reports and voyage legs, so a single mid-voyage mention of nine officers does not prove that nine completed the full circumnavigation.
  • The past-tense claim that the voyage 'returned' requires a reliable completion report, which is not present in the provided evidence.

The Receipts

  1. 'The ocean does not recognise gender': All-women Indian defence crew triumphs in historic Cape Town voyage

    IOL

  2. Raksha Mantri virtually flags-off 'Samudra Pradakshina', historic Tri-Service all-women circumnavigation sailing expedition

    PIB India

  3. Tri-Services All-Women Sailing Team to circumnavigate the globe onboard IASV Triveni

    PIB

  4. Port Call of Indian Army sailing vessel (IASV) Triveni in Buenos Aires as part of the historic Tri-Services All-Women Circumnavigation Expedition

    Embassy of India, Buenos Aires

  5. IASV Triveni – All Women Sailing Expedition Around the Globe

    ADGPI - Indian Army

  6. Samudra Pradakshina

    PIB India

  7. Rajnath Singh Flags Off IASV Triveni, India's First All-Women Tri-Services Circumnavigation Expedition

    NewsOnAir (Prasar Bharati)

  8. Ministry of Defence tweet on IASV Triveni all-women circumnavigation expedition

    Ministry of Defence, Government of India

  9. IASV Triveni docks at Fremantle as India's all-women Tri-Service sailing expedition reaches Australia

    The Tribune

  10. Tri-services all-women team to circumnavigate the globe on IASV Triveni

    YouTube

+ 14 more sources — see the full list on Lenz

Filed Under

Indian ArmyIndian Army Sailing Vessel Triveni