Donde wants his round-the-world trip boat to sail on
September 17th, 2011 - 2:42 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Sep 17 (IANS) Naval officer Dilip Donde, who last year became the first Indian to go solo round the globe, wants his feat-making sail boat to take on ... Read more...
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Ship found in Arctic after 162 years
July 29th, 2010 - 12:25 pm ICT by IANS
London, July 29 (IANS) A British ship abandoned in the Arctic in 1848 while on a rescue mission has been found intact in Canada.
Canadian archaeologists found the HMS Investigator under about 25 ... Read more...
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Australia’s earliest contact rock art found
July 24th, 2010 - 6:31 pm ICT by ANI
Washington, July 24 (ANI): Scientists have found evidence of Southeast Asian sailing vessels visiting Australia in the mid-1600s -- the oldest contact rock art in Australia.The team taking part in the ... Read more...
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Coast Guard rescues one person from disabled sailing vessel off California
April 12th, 2010 - 4:03 pm ICT by BNO News
CHANNEL ISLANDS HARBOR, CALIFORNIA (BNO NEWS) -- The Coast Guard on Sunday rescued one person from a disabled sailing vessel off Goleta Beach, California, authorities said.Coast Guard Sector Los Angeles-Long Beach initially ... Read more...
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Circumnavigating Indian vessel leaves South Africa for Mumbai (With Image)
April 7th, 2010 - 7:20 pm ICT by IANS
Mumbai, April 7 (IANS) The Indian Naval Sailing Vessel, Mhadei, currently on a solo circumnavigation of the globe, started on its last leg for home from the Cape of Good Hope in ... Read more...
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The ‘Jewel of Muscat’ comes calling at Kochi port
March 15th, 2010 - 6:32 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, March 15 (IANS) The 'Jewel of Muscat' - a replica of a ninth century merchant sailing vessel (dhow) - arrived here Monday morning.
The vessel left the shores of Oman Feb 16 ... Read more...
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Indian naval ship on round-the-world sailing mission
January 15th, 2010 - 7:19 pm ICT by ANI
New Delhi, Jan 15(ANI): The Indian Navy's solo round-the-world sailing mission "Sagar Parikrama" with Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Mhadei on Friday crossed half way mark and safely reached Port Stanley of ... Read more...
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Christmas ecstasy, New Year agony on Indian sailor’s world voyage (Feature)
January 4th, 2010 - 1:56 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Jan 4 (IANS) Learning to make do with numb hands, a busted autopilot and a couple of rebellious bolts... that's the sum of Commander Dilip Donde's New Year story ... Read more...
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Indian Navy vessel on solo circumnavigation of world reaches New Zealand
November 21st, 2009 - 7:30 pm ICT by ANI
Christchurch (New Zealand), Nov 21(ANI): Mhadei, the Indian Naval Sailing Vessel, with Commander Dilip Dhonde at the helm entered Lyttelton Port of Christchurch on Saturday after covering about 9000 Nautical miles of ... Read more...
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Indian naval officer circumnavigating world reaches New Zealand (With Images)
November 21st, 2009 - 7:23 pm ICT by IANS
New Delhi, Nov 21 (IANS) Commander Dilip Dhonde of the Indian Navy, the first Indian to attempt to circumnavigate the world alone, Saturday reached Christchurch in New Zealand after covering 9,000 nautical ... Read more...
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Week-long Minicoy festival begins in Kochi
November 18th, 2009 - 6:02 pm ICT by IANS
Kochi, Nov 18 (IANS) It is a small island with a population of about 10,000 people that you have probably not heard of. Minicoy is Lakshadweep's southernmost island and it takes ... Read more...
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Indian Navy sailor on a solo global voyage
August 12th, 2009 - 12:26 pm ICT by IANS
By Mayabhushan Nagvenkar
Panaji, Aug 12 (IANS) An Indian Navy commander is attempting a daunting solo sailing expedition across the globe with only a soft toy replica of Tweety, the cute yellow canary ... Read more...
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Indian Navy’s solo round-the-world sailing mission from Aug 19
August 10th, 2009 - 8:19 pm ICT by IANS
Panaji, Aug 10 (IANS) The Indian Navy's solo round-the-world sailing mission kicks off Aug 19 with the state-of-the-art Indian Naval Sailing Vessel (INSV) Mhadei attempting to make history.
The yacht, manned by Commander ... Read more...
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