MV Songea

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MV Songea on Lake Nyasa
History
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Name: MV Songea
Acquired: 1974
Fate: Transferred to Tanzania
History
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Name: MV Songea
Operator: MSCL
Acquired: 1977
Status: in service
General characteristics
Type: Ferry
Speed: 10 knots
Capacity:
  • 200 passengers
  • 40 tonne cargo

MV Songea is a ferry operated by the Marine Services Company Limited of Tanzania on Lake Nyasa. [1]

Marine Services Company Limited passenger and cargo shipping company in Tanzania

Marine Services Company Limited (MSCL) is a Tanzanian company that operates ferries, cargo ships and tankers on three of the African Great Lakes, namely Lake Victoria, Lake Tanganyika and Lake Nyasa. It provides services to neighbouring Burundi, DR Congo, Zambia and Malawi.

Tanzania country in Africa

Tanzania officially the United Republic of Tanzania, is a country in eastern Africa within the African Great Lakes region. It borders Uganda to the north; Kenya to the northeast; Comoro Islands at the Indian Ocean to the east; Mozambique and Malawi to the south; Zambia to the southwest; and Rwanda, Burundi, and the Democratic Republic of the Congo to the west. Mount Kilimanjaro, Africa's highest mountain, is in north-eastern Tanzania.

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References

  1. "MV Songea". Marine Services Company Limited . Retrieved 27 September 2014.