I lived in Durban in early 1970's and used to see Karanja coming in. Can anyone tell me her run at that time .thanks
Thanks for Karanja run info. IainJames Slater said:Karanja was on a bi-monthly run, she ran from Bombay to Seychelles, Mombassa, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Lourenco Marques, Nacala(optional), Durban.
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i sailed on the Karanja as 2nd radio officer in 1964 1965 on the run from bombay to durbanJames Slater said:Karanja was on a bi-monthly run, she ran from Bombay to Seychelles, Mombassa, Dar-es-Salaam, Beira, Lourenco Marques, Nacala(optional), Durban.
James. (Pint)
I too have beautiful nostalgic childhood memories of my magical moments spent sailing up and down the Indian Ocean on s.s. Karanja, Beira - Seychelles 1959 - 1966. I loved the games room, playing table tennis and ending up losing so many ping pong balls over board. I also loved exploring the entire ship and being given ice-cream by the crew... who knows, we may have rubbed shoulders on board !!I migrated from Mombasa to India in 1968 by "S,S.Karanja" as my dad Late Mr Louis.J.Furtado worked for "B.I", based in Mombasa as "Cargo Supervisor".
"S.S.Karanja" holds nostalgic chilhood memories as we always travelled to and from Mombasa-India on her, with a live orchestra, movies, tambola and "Wooden horse-racing" being the entertainment on board.
With the closure of "B.I", "S.S.Karanja" was purchased by "Shipping Corporation of India" and renamed "S.S.Nandcowrie" plying on the Bombay- Andaman Island coastal route.