RADHIKA MENON - Breaking the stereotypes !

RADHIKA MENON - Breaking the stereotypes ! Home Amazing world RADHIKA MENON Breaking the stereotypes !Amazing worldcareerRADHIKA MENON Breaking the stereotypes !By Dr. Neha Satoiya - December 6, 201614620Facebook Tumblr Mix VK LINE Viber Indian women are  the shining beacons of hope and have displayed exemplary dedication in their  individual  fields. Though they have  been perceived by  the world  as the  quiet, docile  kind of  women, with long hair, clad in a  sari  with  countless  gold  jewellery,  who  prefer to  be  inside  the house,  and enjoy  taking care of their families. But, in  each  generation, some  woman  or  the other  have  continuously  broken the stereotypes, and  proved  them to be  robust,  independent  and multi-faceted.Master of  an  oil tanker  who  says she was “just doing her job” has received  the very best  IMO  bravery recognition for saving the lives of seven fishermen from a sinking  fishing boat  during  a  turbulent  storm  within the Bay of  Bengal  in  June  2015.“It is  each   seafarer’s and Master’s solemn duty and obligation  to save lives in distress. I  simply  did what a  mariner  ought to  do for a fellow soul in distress  at sea. Yes,  it had been  an immediate  call;  however,  not while not  assessing the risks  concerned. I  simply  did my duty,”  aforesaid  Captain Radhika Menon, Master of the oil merchandise  tanker Sampurna Swarajya.She was speaking  when  IMO  Secretary-General Kitack Lim  bestowed  her with the 2016  IMO  Award for Exceptional Bravery  at sea  on  Monday  (21 November),  during  an  emotional ceremony.  TheCaptain Menon  is the  1st  female  captain  in the  Indian  merchant  Navy  and therefore the  1st  female  to receive the IMO  Award for Exceptional Bravery  at sea.Captain Menon was  nominated  for the award by  the Indian government, for her  great  determination and  bravery in leading the  troublesome  rescue operation  to save  all seven fishermen from the  fishing boat  Durgamma. The boat was adrift followin g  breakdown  and loss of anchor in stormy weather. Food and water had been washed away and that they  were  surviving  on ice from the cold storage.Through wave heights of  quite  twenty five  feet, winds of  quite  sixty  knots and  serious  rain, on  22  June2015, the second officer on the Sampurna Swarajya  noticed  the boat  0.5 kilometers away, off the coast of Gopalpur, Orissa. Captain Menon  straight off  ordered an  operation, utilizing the  ladder  and with life jackets and buoys on standby. It took  3  arduous  tries  within the  lashing wind and rain and  serious  swells, before all seven fishermen of different age groups were rescued safely. Their families lost all hopes to get their loved ones back and were heading for performing their funeral rites.  However,  due to the rescue,  led  by Captain Menon, they were reunited with their  adored  ones  a few  days later.A small video featuring one of the rescued fisherman Dasari Danayya, speaking in his home  city  of Kakin ada,  Andhra Pradesh was broadcasted during the award ceremony. Dasari,  said  that  without Captain Menon,  they’d  not be alive. Madam appeared as a  divinity, and saved our lives.Captain Menon started her career as a radio officer then she progressed to a deck officer and later was appointed as Master of the Sampurna Swarajya.Needless  to mention, is there  something  that  the ladies  of this country cannot achieve?Take a bow,  ladies!  Dr. Neha SatoiyaTAGSbraverycaptainIndiaindian armynavywomenwomen empowerment