INSV Tarini & Point Nemo: The INSV Tarini recently crossed Point Nemo on January 30 during the Navika Sagar Parikrama-II expedition.
o Collected vital water samples for analysis by the National Institute of Oceanography, contributing to oceanographic research.
o Spacecraft Cemetery: Point Nemo is used as a decommissioned spacecraft cemetery,
o where defunct satellites and stations are deliberately deorbited.
o Historic Significance: The Spanish vessel Hespérides (1999) was the first ship to sail to Point Nemo. INSV Tarini crossed it purely on sails.