Simon Katanga, the family's most prominent member, in 1936.
The Katanga family was an African family of which Simon Katanga was part. Family members included:
- Simon Katanga's father - Sailor, engineer aboard the Golden Sun and apparent patriarch
- Simon Katanga - Cabin steward, smuggler First Mate and later Captain of the Bantu Wind
Maritime people, the Katangas grew up in the sea, with Simon's father introducing him to the ways of the ocean as a cabin steward before Simon rose up through the ranks to the point of having his own ship.[1]