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'''MV ''Mwongozo''''' is a mixed passenger and cargo [[ferry]] on [[Lake Tanganyika]]. A [[Finland|Finnish]] company built her on the lake in 1979. She carries up to 800 passengers and 80 tons of cargo. 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. Her accommodation includes open sleeping areas, individual cabins and a passenger dining saloon. She can take cars and small trucks on her forward deck. |
'''MV ''Mwongozo''''' is a mixed passenger and cargo [[ferry]] on [[Lake Tanganyika]]. A [[Finland|Finnish]] company built her on the lake in 1979. She carries up to 800 passengers and 80 tons of cargo. 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. 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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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 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=(dead link) |last=Mgamba |first=Richard |date= |work= |publisher=Nation Media Group |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/20072004/Regional/RegionalNews2.html |title=(dead link) |last=Rwambali |first=Faustine |date= |work= |publisher=Nation Media Group |accessdate= }}</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. 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=(dead link) |last=Mgamba |first=Richard |date= |work= |publisher=[[Nation Media Group]] |accessdate= }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nationmedia.com/eastafrican/20072004/Regional/RegionalNews2.html |title=(dead link) |last=Rwambali |first=Faustine |date= |work= |publisher=[[Nation Media Group]] |accessdate= }}</ref> |
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''Mwongozo'' now normally plies a daily route between [[Kigoma]] and [[Bujumbura]]. The journey takes about 14 hours. The other passenger and cargo ferry on Lake Tanganyika, {{MV|Liemba}}, now operates the route to Zambia. |
''Mwongozo'' now normally plies a daily route between [[Kigoma]] and [[Bujumbura]]. The journey takes about 14 hours. The other passenger and cargo ferry on Lake Tanganyika, {{MV|Liemba}}, now operates the route to Zambia. |
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Revision as of 16:08, 17 May 2011
| History | |
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 Tanzania | |
| Launched | 1979 |
| In service | to present |
| Homeport | Kigoma, Tanzania |
| General characteristics | |
| Class and type | Ferry |
| Capacity | list error: <br /> list (help) 800 passengers 80 tons cargo |
MV Mwongozo is a mixed passenger and cargo ferry on Lake Tanganyika. A Finnish company built her on the lake in 1979. She carries up to 800 passengers and 80 tons of cargo. 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. Her accommodation includes open sleeping areas, individual cabins and a passenger dining saloon. She can take cars and small trucks on her forward deck.
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 Kigoma and Bujumbura was suspended for a year after the second attack.[1][2]
Mwongozo now normally plies a daily route between Kigoma and Bujumbura. The journey takes about 14 hours. The other passenger and cargo ferry on Lake Tanganyika, MV Liemba, now operates the route to Zambia.
See also
References
- ^ Mgamba, Richard. "(dead link)". Nation Media Group.
- ^ Rwambali, Faustine. "(dead link)". Nation Media Group.
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