Senegalese ferry which sank off the coast of The Gambia in 26
September 2002
Ferry Le Joola at Ziguinchor, Senegal in 1991
History
Republic Of Senegal
Name
Le Joola
Owner
Republique Senegal, Ministere de l'Equipement, Dakar / Senegal
Operator
Armed Forces of Senegal
Port of registry
Senegal
Route
Dakar to Casamance
Builder
Schiffswerft Germersheim (Germany)
Launched
22 March 1990
Completed
12 November 1990
Out of service
13 September 2001 – 10 September 2002
Mechanical damage repair and replacement of the port side engine
Identification
IMO number: 9019901
Callsign: 6VYZ
Fate
Capsized and sunk in rough seas 26 September 2002
Notes
The ship was overloaded with an estimated 1,863 aboard at the time of disaster.
General characteristics
Class and type
Roll-on/roll-off ferry
Tonnage
2,087 GT
Length
79.5 m (260 ft 10 in)
Beam
12 m (39 ft 4 in)
Draft
3.1 m (10 ft 2 in)
Capacity
536 passengers
35 cars
Crew
44
MV Le Joola was a Senegalese government-owned roll-on/roll-off ferry that capsized off the coast of The Gambia on 26 September 2002,[1] with 1,863 deaths and 64 survivors. It is thought to be the second-worst non-military disaster in maritime history.
The ship was plying the route from Ziguinchor in the Casamance region to the Senegalese capital, Dakar, when it ran into a violent storm, farther out to sea than it was licensed to sail. The estimated 2,000 passengers aboard (about half of whom lacked tickets) would have amounted to nearly four times the ship's design load. The large numbers sleeping on-deck (and thus above its center of buoyancy) added further instability. Rescue operations did not start for several hours.
A government inquiry principally blamed negligence, and accusations were levelled at both the Senegalese president Abdoulaye Wade and prime minister Mame Madior Boye.
^"Hundreds lost as Senegal ferry sinks". BBC News. 27 September 2002.
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