India's all-women officers' crew voyaging around the world is braving the 'Furious Fifties': What is it?

Two Indian Navy women officers on a mission to circumnavigate the globe have sailed past the halfway mark of their journey, the 50° south latitude. They now face the intense conditions created by the 'Furious Fifties' wind system

India's all-women officers' crew voyaging around the world is braving the 'Furious Fifties': What is it?
Two Indian Navy women officers on a mission to circumnavigate the globe have sailed past the halfway mark of their journey, the 50° south latitude. They now face the intense conditions created by the 'Furious Fifties' wind system