INSV Kaundinya to Undertake Maiden Overseas Voyage

On 29th December 2025, INSV Kaundinya will undertake her maiden overseas voyage, marking a major milestone in reviving India’s ancient shipbuilding and seafaring traditions.

The vessel will be flagged off from Porbandar, Gujarat, and will sail to Muscat, Oman, symbolically retracing historic maritime routes that linked India with the Indian Ocean region for centuries.
INSV Kaundinya is inspired by depictions of ancient Indian ships and has been constructed entirely using traditional stitched-plank shipbuilding techniques.
Unlike modern vessels, its wooden planks are stitched together using coconut coir rope and sealed with natural resins, reflecting indigenous maritime technology once prevalent along India’s coastline.
Historically, the stitched-ship construction method enabled Indian mariners to undertake long-distance voyages to West Asia, Africa and Southeast Asia well before the advent of modern navigation and metallurgy.
The vessel has been built under a tripartite Memorandum of Understanding between the Ministry of Culture, the Indian Navy, and Hodi Innovations.