MV Liemba still plies on Lake Tanganyika even at 100 years
MV Liemba is an essential lifeline for the people who live along the shores of Lake Tanganyia, but its days could be numbered
What you need to know:
Once a feared gunship defending the African lake for Kaiser Wilhelm II of Germany, the legendary vessel - which inspired the 1951 classic “The African Queen” - has been sunk and refloated twice, renamed and repurposed as a ferry.
