Project Swarnum

Reviving the seafaring legacy of the Tamil mariners who once sailed and traded across the Indian Ocean — reconnecting cadets with India's ancient maritime heritage.

Visit to Porunai Museum

Sailing across iconic locations

Exploring modern ports, coastal technology and the sustainable Blue Economy — while giving back to the shoreline through community and environmental action.

Cleanship drives at beaches

World Ocean Day celebrations

Celebrating World Yoga Day

Promoting responsible fisheries and coastal ecology — safeguarding the marine ecosystems that sustain our shores for generations to come.

Mangrove forest plantation drive — World Mangrove Day

Tracing the living link between India's rivers and the sea — the cultural corridors that carried people, trade and tradition from the hinterland to the coast.

Building practical seamanship and sailing skills while honouring the discipline and naval heritage of the sea services.

Porunai Museum visit at Tirunelveli

Sailing skills

Discovering submerged heritage and the science of marine exploration — carrying the story of the sea beneath the waves.

Preserving maritime memory through museums, research institutions and digital archives — the places that keep our ocean story alive.

Visit to Porunai Museum

Visit to Mahabalipuram

Visit to NIOT (National Institute of Ocean Technology)

Visit to INS Parundu, Naval Air Base

Visit to the Vivekananda Memorial and Thiruvalluvar statue

Visit to Thoothukudi Port