Muscat, Jan. 14 -- Smita Barooah, wife of INSV Kaundinya crew member and Prime Minister's Economic Advisory Council member Sanjeev Sanyal, on Wednesday shared her emotions as the stitched sailing vessel completed its voyage, describing the journey as a dream and recalling how closely she followed the ship's progress during the expedition.

"It's been like a dream. From the moment we went to look for the shipyard that would build her to the Keel Laying Ceremony, I have seen her at every stage. And then it's one thing to see the ship and another to have her sail," she said.

Barooah spoke about the anxious initial days of the journey, saying, "So for the first maybe four nights, I didn't sleep very well, especially because the winds were ag...