Shortly after arriving on Lake Tanganyika, Spicer-Simson relocated his base just south of Lukuga at Kalemie, where he had been building a port better protected from the lake's storms.
La scurt timp dupa ce a ajuns pe malul lacului Tanganyika, Spicer-Simson și-a mutat baza imediat la sud de Lukuga, în Kalemie, unde a construit un port de mai bine apărat de furtunile de pe lac.