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'''MV ''Mwongozo''''' is a mixed passenger / [[cargo ship]] on [[Lake Tanganyika]]. She was built on the lake in 1979 by a [[Finland|Finnish]] company and carries up to 800 passengers and 80 tones of cargo. Her original route was a weekly return route from [[Bujumbura]], [[Burundi]] to [[Mpulungu]], [[Zambia]], stopping at [[Kigoma]], [[Tanzania]] and various small settlements down the Tanzanian coast of the lake. Her accommodation includes open sleeping areas and individual cabins and she has a dining room for passengers. She can take cars and small trucks on her forward deck.
'''MV ''Mwongozo''''' is a mixed passenger and cargo [[ferry]] on [[Lake Tanganyika]] operated by the [[Marine Services Company Limited]]. She can carry up to 800 passengers and 80 tons of cargo.<ref name=MSC-Mwongozo/> Her accommodation includes open sleeping areas, individual cabins and a passenger dining saloon. She can take cars and small trucks on her forward deck.


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''Mwongozo'' normally plies a daily route between [[Kigoma]] and [[Bujumbura]]. The journey takes about 14 hours. MSC's other Lake Tanganyika ferry, {{MV|Liemba}}, operates the route to Zambia.
Regional instabilities during the early [[2000s]] lead to an increase of piracy on Lake Tanganyika. In [[2001]] and [[2002]] ''Mwongozo'' was attacked twice by pirates resulting in thousands of dollars of loss to passengers and substantial damage to the hull, requiring extensive repairs. Service between between Kigoma and Bujumbura was suspended for a year after the second attack.
<ref>http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/14072003/Regional/Regional35.html, by Richard Mgamba.</ref>
<ref>http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/20072004/Regional/RegionalNews2.html, by Faustine Rwambali.</ref>


==History==
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She now normally plies a daily route from Kigoma to Bujumbura and return. The journey takes about 14 hours. The other passenger / cargo ship on Lake Tanganyika, the [[MV Liemba|MV ''Liemba'']], now undertakes the route to Zambia.
''Mwongozo'' was built by a [[Finland|Finnish]] company for the [[Tanzania Railways Corporation]]. Her original route was a weekly return route from [[Bujumbura]], [[Burundi]] to [[Mpulungu]], [[Zambia]], calling at [[Kigoma]], [[Tanzania]] and various small settlements along the Tanzanian coast of the lake.

In 1997 the [[United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees|UNHCR]] used ''Mwongozo'' and ''Liemba'' to transport more than 75,000 refugees, who had fled Zaire during the [[First Congo War]], back to their homeland following the overthrow of longtime dictator [[Mobutu Sese Seko]].

Also in 1997, TRC's inland shipping division became a separate company, the Marine Services Company Ltd.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://mscltz.com/ |title=Home |author= |date= |publisher=Marine Services Company Limited |accessdate=26 June 2011 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110910031156/http://www.mscltz.com/ |archive-date=10 September 2011 |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Regional instabilities during the early 2000s lead to an increase of piracy on Lake Tanganyika. In 2001 and 2002 ''Mwongozo'' was attacked twice by pirates resulting in thousands of dollars of loss to passengers and substantial damage to the hull, requiring extensive repairs.{{citation needed|date=June 2011}} Service between Kigoma and Bujumbura was suspended for a year after the second attack.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/14072003/Regional/Regional35.html |title=Unknown |last=Mgamba |first=Richard |date= |publisher=[[Nation Media Group]] |accessdate= |archive-date=2007-09-29 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20070929092717/http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/14072003/Regional/Regional35.html |url-status=dead }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/20072004/Regional/RegionalNews2.html |title=Unknown |last=Rwambali |first=Faustine |publisher=[[Nation Media Group]] |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20070930015352/http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/20072004/Regional/RegionalNews2.html |archivedate=2007-09-30 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2022}}</ref>

==See also==
*[[Transport in Tanzania]]


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Latest revision as of 09:27, 14 July 2022

MV Mwongozo anchored at Kigoma Port
History
TanzaniaTanzania
NameMV Mwongozo
OperatorMarine Services Company Limited
Launched1979[citation needed]
Completed1982[1]
In service1982 onwards
HomeportKigoma, Tanzania
IdentificationIMO number: 7636523
General characteristics
TypeFerry
Tonnage850 GRT[1]
Length59.5 m (195 ft)[1]
Beam9.6 m (31 ft)[1]
Draught2.5 m (8 ft 2 in)[1]
Propulsiondiesel
Capacity
  • 800 passengers
  • 80 tons cargo

MV Mwongozo is a mixed passenger and cargo ferry on Lake Tanganyika operated by the Marine Services Company Limited. She can carry up to 800 passengers and 80 tons of cargo.[1] Her accommodation includes open sleeping areas, individual cabins and a passenger dining saloon. She can take cars and small trucks on her forward deck.

Mwongozo normally plies a daily route between Kigoma and Bujumbura. The journey takes about 14 hours. MSC's other Lake Tanganyika ferry, MV Liemba, operates the route to Zambia.

History

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Mwongozo was built by a Finnish company for the Tanzania Railways Corporation. Her original route was a weekly return route from Bujumbura, Burundi to Mpulungu, Zambia, calling at Kigoma, Tanzania and various small settlements along the Tanzanian coast of the lake.

In 1997 the UNHCR used Mwongozo and Liemba to transport more than 75,000 refugees, who had fled Zaire during the First Congo War, back to their homeland following the overthrow of longtime dictator Mobutu Sese Seko.

Also in 1997, TRC's inland shipping division became a separate company, the Marine Services Company Ltd.[2]

Regional instabilities during the early 2000s lead to an increase of piracy on Lake Tanganyika. In 2001 and 2002 Mwongozo was attacked twice by pirates resulting in thousands of dollars of loss to passengers and substantial damage to the hull, requiring extensive repairs.[citation needed] Service between Kigoma and Bujumbura was suspended for a year after the second attack.[3][4]

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d e f "MV. Mwongozo". Vessels. Marine Services Company Limited. Retrieved 25 June 2011.
  2. ^ "Home". Marine Services Company Limited. Archived from the original on 10 September 2011. Retrieved 26 June 2011.
  3. ^ Mgamba, Richard. "Unknown". Nation Media Group. Archived from the original on 2007-09-29.
  4. ^ Rwambali, Faustine. "Unknown". Nation Media Group. Archived from the original on 2007-09-30.[dead link‍]


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