INSV Tarini has successfully arrived in Cape Town, South Africa, marking the completion of the fourth leg of the Navika Sagar Parikrama II (NSP II) expedition. The vessel and its crew received a warm welcome from Ms Ruby Jaspreet, Consul General of India in Cape Town, Rear Admiral (JG) Lisa Hendricks, Chief of Staff of the South African Navy Fleet, and Captain Atul Sapahia, Defence Adviser of India in Pretoria. To celebrate the occasion, the South African Naval Band performed as the vessel docked at the port.

The NSP II expedition, which was flagged off on 2nd October 2024 by Admiral Dinesh K Tripathi, Chief of the Naval Staff, from Goa, is being undertaken by two women officers of the Indian Navy: Lieutenant Commander Dilna K and Lieutenant Commander Roopa A. The mission aims to cover more than 23,400 nautical miles (approximately 43,300 kilometres) over an eight-month period, with a planned return to Goa in May 2025. So far, the expedition has included stopovers at Fremantle (Australia), Lyttelton (New Zealand), and Port Stanley in the Falkland Islands (United Kingdom).