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The sail training ship of Indian Navy, INS Tarangini based at Kochi, returned after a seven-month sail across the world. The ship sailed over 22000 nautical miles across 15 ports in 13 countries in 205 days. The voyage named 'Lokayan 18' was flag-ged off on April 10 from Kochi to sail acr-oss the Arabian Sea, Red Sea, Suez Canal, Mediterranean Sea, Strait of Gibraltar, North Atlantic Ocean, Bay of Biscay, English Channel and North Sea, right up to Norway. It also participated in the culminating event of the 'Three Festival Tall Ships Regatta' at Bordeaux, France, as well as the 'Tall Ships Races Europe 2018'. The ship was received by Rear Admiral RJ Nadkarni, VSM, Chief of Staff, Southern Naval Command.