Hope yet for African Queen gunboat on Lake Tanganyika

[Penguin]

Originally Posted by jimbuna

Highly unlikely I suspect.

Damned, I hoped that I'd convince the leaders of Tanzania and Congo with my post Don't you Brits have some pennies left in your money socks that Cameron overlooked?

As much as I like ships - and the Bogie movie - I do also think that the money for her renovation should not come from people to which she provides no use.

A year ago, a businessman from Papenburg, the town where the vessel was built, offered to buy the ship. He wanted to get the ship back to his hometown when she goes out of service. This would be a possibility - but he also told that he discusses this matter with the state, so he'll probably also try to milk them for money.
It would probably be cooler to keep her running like a living museum than putting her in a dry dock. But given her condition, the costs to keep her goinmg rise exponentially, not even mentioning the danger she is to the lake's environment.