He now has just 1,080 nautical miles left on his last leg to reach Mumbai and become the first Indian to undertake this "solo, unassisted, non-stop" endeavour.
Tomy, who earlier crossed Cape Leeuwin, Cape Horn and Cape of Good Hope in the arduous voyage during which he often faced winds of up to 45-50 knots, is expected to reach Mumbai towards end-March or early-April on his naval sailing ship Mhadei.
By then, he would have covered a distance of over 22,000 nautical miles (around 40,000-km), crossing the equator twice in the process.
"The Mhadei crossed the equator at 5.39pm on Wednesday. The last time Tomy had any human contact was when he was flagged off from Mumbai on November 1. He manages to sleep only a couple of hours at a stretch. While around 5,000 people have climbed Mt Everest, only around 80 have successfully done the solo non-stop circumnavigation of the globe," said a Navy officer.
After Commander Dilip Donde became the first Indian ever to undertake solo circumnavigation of the world in Mhadei in 2009-2010, Tomy - a maritime reconnaissance Dornier pilot by specialization - then came forward to do one better by undertaking a "solo, unassisted, non-stop" endeavour in the "Sagar Parikrama-II" mission.
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