A tanker commanded and managed by an all-women crew has set sail from the Jawaharlal Nehru Port Trust (JNPT), the biggest container handling port in India.
This is the first time in the world maritime history that a ship is being sailed by all women officers, according to India’s Ministry of Ports, Shipping and Waterways.
The timing of the journey coincides with International Women’s Day 2021 and marks SCI’s diamond jubilee as the country works to encourage more women to seafaring career.
The 2010-built LR1 tanker named MT Swarna Krishna is owned by the Shipping Corporation of India (SCI).
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