New Delhi, Dec. 23 -- The Indian Navy's pioneering stitched sailing vessel (INSV) Kaundinya is set to embark on her maiden voyage on December 29, the Ministry of Defence said in an official statement.

As per the Ministry, INSV Kaundinya, revives India's ancient shipbuilding and seafaring traditions, and will undertake her maiden overseas voyage on 29 December 2025. The vessel will be flagged off from Porbandar, Gujarat, for Muscat, Oman, symbolically retracing the historic maritime routes that connected India with the wider Indian Ocean world for millennia.

The statement said that inspired by depictions of ancient Indian ships and constructed entirely using traditional stitched-plank techniques, INSV Kaundinya represents a rare converge...