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MV Le Joola
MV ''Le Joola'' was a Senegalese government-owned ferry that capsized off the coast of the Gambia on September 26, 2002, 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 2000 passengers on-board amounted to at least three times as many as the ship was designed to hold, and only about half of them had tickets. The large numbers sleeping on deck 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 and prime minister.
==The ship==
The ship was named ''Le Joola'' after the Jola people of southern Senegal. It was constructed in Germany and was put to sea in 1990. She was long and wide, had two motors and was equipped with some of the latest safety equipment available at the time of the disaster. ''Le Joola'' usually traveled twice a week and often carried women who wanted to sell mangoes and palm oil on the market of Dakar. At the time of the disaster, the ship had been out of service for almost a year undergoing repairs which included replacement of the port side engine.
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