Gallery

Early morning harbour setup at Kanyakumari before departure

Boats in Kanyakumari harbour with flags and pennants

Panoramic view of Kanyakumari harbour with expedition boats

Indian tricolour flying from the mast with fishing boats in the background

Expedition boats at the Kanyakumari shore ready for departure

NCC whalers departing from Kanyakumari

NCC cadets on whaler boat at sea during the Kanyakumari leg

Sailing formation with multiple whalers at sea

Group photo with Ocean Sailing Expedition 2026 banner, cadets waving Indian tricolours

NCC cadets sailing whaler near the Kanyakumari breakwater with Coast Guard escort

Whaler boats at sea during the Kanyakumari sailing exercise

Officers waving checkered flag from Indian Coast Guard vessel

Two NCC whalers sailing with Indian tricolours in open sea

Officers on the deck of the Indian Coast Guard boat

NCC whaler sailing with cadets in life jackets

Cadets in whalers at sea with sails up

Cadets visiting the Vivekananda Rock Memorial at Kanyakumari

Group photograph at Vivekananda Rock, southern tip of India

Gandhi Mandapam exterior, Kanyakumari

Navy and NCC personnel posing at the Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Independence Day setup at Kanyakumari, 15 August 2026

NCC cadets in ceremonial whites with rifles in parade formation at Gandhi Mandapam

NCC cadets in white uniform presenting guard of honour at the 80th Independence Day celebration

NCC cadet hoisting the tricolour at flag ceremony, officers and cadets at attention

Independence Day parade at Kanyakumari with cadets

Officers at flag hoisting with NCC Naval Unit Thoothukudi banners at Gandhi Mandapam

Independence Day ceremony at Kanyakumari with NCC contingent

Wide view of the parade ground at Gandhi Mandapam, Kanyakumari

Wide view of 80th Independence Day celebrations at Kanyakumari seafront

Gandhi Mandapam with NCC cadet standing guard

NCC contingent assembled at Kanyakumari with Thiruvalluvar statue

Group photograph with Vivekananda Rock Memorial in the background

Cadets at the Kanyakumari harbour pier before sailing

Boat drill on the Kanyakumari seafront

Whaler departing Kanyakumari with sails hoisted

Cadets with Indian tricolour aboard the whaler

Full-sail whaler on the Kanyakumari waters

Officers at the Kanyakumari pier during the sailing phase

Sunrise sail off the Kanyakumari coast

Cadets at the oars during Kanyakumari rowing drill

Whaler on calm turquoise waters off the Cape

Kanyakumari harbour panorama at low tide

Cadets in uniform at Gandhi Mandapam

Officers inspecting the fleet at Kanyakumari

Whaler crew practising with sails close-hauled

Cadets saluting the Thiruvalluvar statue

Fleet sailing in line astern off Kanyakumari

Cadets with life jackets boarding the whaler

Instructor briefing cadets on the beach

Group photograph on the Kanyakumari beach

Whaler returning to Kanyakumari harbour

Sunset silhouettes of whalers off the Cape

Cadets celebrating completion of a sailing day

Mooring the whaler at Kanyakumari fisheries harbour

Officers conferring at the Kanyakumari base camp

Cadets with the SWARNUM banner at the sea-wall

Pre-sail stretch and warm-up on the beach

Instructor demonstrating sail trim to cadets

Whaler framed against the Vivekananda Rock Memorial

Cadets in formation at the morning assembly

Officers briefing before a Kanyakumari leg

Whaler crew hoisting the mainsail

Cadets at the stern during a port tack

Fleet converging for a group photograph at sea

Rowing crew pulling in rhythm towards the shore

Cadets inspecting the whaler

Officer at the helm of a Naval Unit whaler

Cadets with the tricolour and SWARNUM banner

Night assembly on the Kanyakumari seafront

Whaler at rest in the morning light

Shoreside kit check on the Kanyakumari beach

Group photo with the lighthouse in the background

Cadets collecting ocean data during a sail

Whaler under sail with the Cape in the background

Officers greeting civic dignitaries at Kanyakumari

Fleet-wide briefing at the Kanyakumari base

Cadets exchanging signals between whalers

Rowing drill in the Kanyakumari harbour basin

Sailing lesson for first-time crew members

Whaler framed by palm trees and the coastline

Cadets taking a short rest between sailing drills

Whaler on a reach along the Kanyakumari coast

Officers inspecting the base camp quarters

Cadets at the water

Flag-raising ceremony at the Kanyakumari base

Whaler departing for the day

Cadets gathered for an evening debrief

Officers and instructors at the harbour wall

Cadets with regional civic volunteers

Group photograph with the Thiruvalluvar statue behind

Whaler framed in silhouette at the Cape

Cadets practising with the compass and chart

Rowing team pushing off from the Kanyakumari jetty

Officers and cadets at the Kanyakumari sea-wall

Cadets assembling kit on the beach for the day

Whaler on a close reach along the coastline

Cadets celebrating the completion of a leg

Officers at the end-of-day briefing on the beach

Sunset formation shot of the whaler fleet

Cadets with the Project SWARNUM banner at the harbour