MV Chilembwe
| History | |
|---|---|
| Name | Cilembwe |
| Owner | Malawi Shipping Company |
| Port of registry |  Monkey Bay |
| Route | Monkey Bay - Chilumba |
| Builder | Mota Engil |
| Cost | $8.5 million |
| Launched | 2013 |
| Completed | 2015 |
| Status | in service |
| General characteristics | |
| Length | 33 m (108 ft 3 in) |
| Beam | 9 m (29 ft 6 in)[1] |
| Installed power | diesel |
| Propulsion | screw |
| Capacity | 120 passengers, 20 tons cargo |
MV Chilembwe is a passenger ship operating on Lake Malawi, named after Malawian freedom fighter John Chilembwe. It was launched in 2014 to partly replace the over 60-years old MV Ilala.[2]
History
[edit]In 2025 eleven people were killed as they tried to board the ship from a private vessel in the early hours of the morning.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ "New Passenger ship MV Chilembwe in the offing for lake malawi. | afriem.orgafriem.org". Afriem.org. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^ Yasin Maonga. "Malawi Shipping Company unleashes $8.5m MV Chilembwe". Nyasatimes.com. Archived from the original on 2015-01-22. Retrieved 2015-02-18.
- ^ Mvona, Ralph (2025-04-13). "Tragedy kills 11". Nation Online. Retrieved 2025-06-08.
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