LIKOMA-(MaraviPost)-Malawi Shipping Company has withdrawn MV Ilala from Lake Malawi waters for routine maintenance.
Company spokesperson Thomas Chafunya told Zodiak Radio that MV Chilembwe will replace MV Ilala which goes for maintenance this Friday.
“MV Ilala will undergo routine maintenance for three weeks,” said Chafunya.
He said passengers will pay MV Ilala fares on MV Chilembwe.
People complain that MV Chilembwe fares are higher than those of MV Ilala.
MV Ilala is the oldest passenger ship on Lake Malawi.
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It is high time that the MV was permanently withdrawn from service for safety reasons. The vessel is structurally unsound by also does not have many of the safety features which modern passenger vessel have. Two examples are that the vessel does not have double bottoms and watertight bulkhead. The vessel is a big disaster waiting to happen where hundreds of people could die. Short of withdrawing the vessel, she must be rehabilitated to meet the very serious safety shortfall that she has.