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The Liemba on Lake Tanganyika of Kigoma in Tanzania to Mpulungu in Zambia |
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Reports on a journey over the Liemba on Lake Tanganyika of Doris and Jörg Wurmisch.
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The Liemba on Lake Tanganyika of Kigoma in Tanzania to Mpulungu in Zambia |
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Liemba |
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The most important ferry boat on the Tanganjikasee is the ms Liemba. Schiffsmaße: 67 m length, 10 m broad, page depth of 3.40 m, depth 2.25 m, certified for 600 passengers, diesel engine with 500 HP, speed of 15 km/h. It 1913 of the north German Meyer threw divided into Papenburg built, into individual parts and into Kigoma again built up, where it ran 1915 under the name count Goetzen from the pile and found as troop transporter for the German security forces use. In July 1916 the Germans sank to leave with developed engines and well greased, their ship around it not the moving forward Belgians and Briten. Were the Belgians, who saved the ship 1916 from the water, before it sank 1920 a second time. This time the Englishmen got the steamer again quickly: 1927 gave it to it the names " Liemba" , which " on Kisuaheli; Tanganjikasee" meant. Operates since then " Liemba" as the most important passenger and load connection along the tansanischen bank of the Tanganjikasees. |
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The Liemba shortly before the port in Kigoma. |
The passengers go from board of the Liemba. |
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The bridge on the Liemba. |
The passengers come on board. |
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On the highest deck of the Liemba. |
We leave Kigoma on the trip after Mpulungu. |
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Here you find: Which costs a trip on the Liemba - as far it is to the individual places at the Tanganyikasee - at which places holds the Liemba. The times deviate strongly, so that the planned five around several days can retard days for and a return trip. Landing places or dock plants are there only in Kigoma, Kasanga and Mpulungu. |
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Routing, distances and prices for a trip with the Liemba of Kigoma in Tanzania over KARAGO, TONGE, SIGUNGA, HEREMBE, K/MSENGA, RUKOMA, LAGOSA, KIBWEZA, KALYA, IKOLA, KAREMA, KABWE, KOLONGWE, KILANDO (C), KIPILI, NINDE, WAPEMBE, KALA, KASANGA, MPULUNGU in Zambia. |
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Control rooms on the first port. |
Empties at the place of destination for the return trip of the Liemba are again filled. |
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New passengers and freight of places no landing place have.
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The deck is predominantly populated by passengers still. |
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The Lake Tanganyika
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Passengers must enter or leave the Liemba at the Bordwänden by hatches. One can observe controversy over passengers and freight daily. |
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Small quantities of freight are manually on board brought. |
With night backdrop loading becomes a special experience. |
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The port of Mpulungu in Zambia is reached. |
On the return trip are the counter ceiling such as upper deck fully with goods filled. |
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Deck are now loaded with commodity and the passengers urge itself before first class cabs. |
Creation in Kigoma Passengers leave the Liemba. |
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