Muscat, Jan. 14 -- Indian Navy's Commodore Amit Srivastava said the journey was a historic moment and praised the Indian Navy crew for handling all challenges, after the indigenously built sailing vessel INSV 'Kaundinya' completed its 18-day voyage from Gujarat's Porbandar and reached Muscat on Wednesday.

Speaking to ANI in Port Sultan Qaboos, Srivastava said, "The architects and officers of the Indian Navy, DRDO and others were involved in constructing this ship. Its testing was done by teams of Indian Navy..It is a historic moment when the ship has completed its journey from Porbandar to Muscat in 16 days. The Indian Navy trained crew can face any challenges...The ship, after undergoing necessary checks and repairs, will start its retu...