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The Sea Scout Troop is a unit of Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group, started in 1962 by Scouter S.R. Daroona. It marked its Golden Jubilee — 50 years — with a celebration on Sunday, October 21st, 2012 at Albless Baug, Mumbai, featuring a formal function, an entertainment show, and dinner. Photographs of the event were taken by Homz Prints, a rover of the Troop.
Key facts at a glance
| Detail | Information |
|---|---|
| Unit name | Sea Scout Troop |
| Parent group | Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group |
| Founded | 1962 |
| Founder | Scouter S.R. Daroona |
| Golden Jubilee date | Sunday, October 21st, 2012 |
| Venue | Albless Baug, Mumbai |
| Programme | Formal function, entertainment show, dinner |
| Event photographer | Homz Prints (a rover of the Troop) |
How the Troop fits into the wider group
The Sea Scout Troop is one component of a much older organisation. Sethna's 18th West Bombay Scout Group was founded in 1914 by Scouter Rustomji Edulji Sethna, and over the years it became known as the 18-19 Scout Group before consolidating as the 18th West Bombay Scout Group. The group is conducted by Sethna's Scouting Society, described as India's oldest scout group.
That timeline means the 2012 celebrations covered two milestones at once: the Golden Jubilee of the Sea Scout Troop (est. 1962) and the Centenary of the Scout Group (est. 1914). Both were announced together in the official press release published on the site.
What the site records about the Troop's activities
Beyond the Jubilee, sethnas.org documents service work carried out by the group's rovers — useful context for understanding what the Sea Scout Troop and its senior sections actually do. One example: on Sunday, 8th April 2012, rovers were called in to help move a 50-foot, four-storey scaffolding at Kappawala Agiary. The scaffolding had been built around the eastern side of the agiary for facade cleaning and needed to be shifted across the entrance to clean the western front. Rather than dismantle and rebuild it, a six-member rover team was assembled — reportedly at short notice, the night before — and moved the structure using what the write-up describes as "brains, brawn and bravado." The request was circulated by SMS and Facebook to a band of rovers.
Where to find more
The site's blog archive runs to five pages of posts, with entries including "A 100 Years Ago Today" (August 14, 2014), the Sea Scout Troop Golden Jubilee coverage (October 24, 2012), the official press release (October 18, 2012), and the Kappawala Agiary service note (April 9, 2012). If you are researching the Troop's history or the group's service record, the blog archive is the primary source on sethnas.org.