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The MV Umoja is a ferry that serves Lake Victoria in Africa. It is best known for having been featured in a book by Paul Theroux and for several recent accidents.

The Umoja was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders in Scotstoun, Glasgow, Scotland in 1965 as a railway wagon ferry. It is presently owned by East African Railways and Harbours Corporation and its port of registry is Kisumu, Kenya, on Lake Victoria. It operates between Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma, and Kisumu along with its sister vessel the Uhuru. "Umoja" means "unity" in the Swahili language.

In Dark Star Safari, Theroux gives an account of a journey on Lake Victoria aboard the Umoja, detailing the hazards from out-of-date charts and emphasising the friendliness and competence of the crew.

The Umoja struck rocks in 1990, 1996, and 2002. The 2002 accident caused $160,000 in damage [1].

References

Cameron, Stuart (2004). "Umoja". Clyde-built Database. Retrieved 2006-06-30. {{cite web}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

Theroux, Paul (2003). Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town. Houghton Mifflin. ISBN 0618134247. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |coauthors= (help)

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+The '''MV Umoja''' is a [[ferry]] that serves [[Lake Victoria]] in [[Africa]]. It is best known for having been featured in a book by [[Paul Theroux]] and for several recent accidents.
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-The '''Umoja''' was built by Yarrow Shipbuilders Scotstoun, in Yard No 2242 in 1965 as a railway wagon ferry. Currently (December 2005) its port of registry is Kisumu, Lake Victoria and it is owned by East African Railways & Harboursoperating between Jinja, Mwanza, Musoma and Kisumu with its sister ship the Uhuru.
+The ''Umoja'' was built by [[Yarrow Shipbuilders]] in [[Scotstoun]], [[Glasgow]], [[Scotland]] in 1965 as a railway wagon ferry. It is presently owned by  [[East African Railways and Harbours Corporation]] and its port of registry is [[Kisumu]], [[Kenya]], on Lake Victoria. It operates between [[Jinja]], [[Mwanza]], [[Musoma]], and Kisumu along with its sister vessel the ''Uhuru''. "Umoja" means "unity" in the [[Swahili language]].
-Source of the above: Stuart Cameron in: http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1588
+In ''Dark Star Safari'', Theroux gives an account of a journey on Lake Victoria aboard the ''Umoja'', detailing the hazards from out-of-date charts and emphasising the friendliness and competence of the crew.
-Umoja means “Unity”
+The Umoja struck rocks in 1990, 1996, and 2002. The 2002 accident caused $160,000 in damage [http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/11032002/Maritime/Maritime0.html].
-Source:
-http://members.dca.net/areid/umoja.htm
+== References ==
-The Umoja struck rocks in 1990,1996,2002. The 1002 accident cost $160,000.
+* {{cite web
+ | last = Cameron
+ | first = Stuart
+ | authorlink =
+ | coauthors =
+ | title = Umoja
+ | work = Clyde-built Database
+ | publisher =
+ | date = 2004
+ | url = http://www.clydesite.co.uk/clydebuilt/viewship.asp?id=1588
+ | format =
+ | doi =
+ | accessdate = 2006-06-30
+}}
+* {{cite book
-Source: http://www.nationaudio.com/News/EastAfrican/11032002/Maritime/Maritime0.html
+ | last = Theroux
+ | first = Paul
+ | authorlink = Paul Theroux
+ | coauthors =
+ | title = Dark Star Safari: Overland from Cairo to Cape Town
+ | publisher = [[Houghton Mifflin]]
+ | year = 2003
+ | location =
+ | url =
+ | doi =
+ | id = ISBN 0618134247
+}}
+== See also ==
-Paul Theroux in “Dark Start Safari“ (Cape Cod Scriveners Co. 2002) pp 237-251 gives an interesting account of a journey over Lake Victoria in the Umoja, detailing the hazards from out-of-date charts and emphasising the friendliness and competence of the crew.
+* [[Lake Victoria ferries]]
+[[Category:Ferries]]
-Above also reviewed in:
+[[Category:Lake Victoria]]
-http://www.washingtontimes.com/books/20030512-103229-8631r.htm