COLOMBO, Feb. 25 -- Sail Training Ship INS Tarangini of the Indian Navy is set to visit Trincomalee and Colombo later this week as part of a training and goodwill mission aimed at strengthening maritime cooperation with Sri Lanka.

The vessel will be in Trincomalee from February 27 to March 2 and in Colombo from March 6 to 9. During the visit, Sri Lanka Navy trainee officers will embark on the ship for ocean sailing training during both harbour and sea phases.

The ship, commanded by Commander Nitin Gajjar, is on its return passage from Visakhapatnam after participating in the International Fleet Review 2026.

The Indian Navy is among the few navies globally that continue to operate sail training ships in the modern era. Designed by renow...