Remembering Africa's worst maritime tragedy
Twenty years ago today, on September 26, 2002, the Senegalese ferry Le Joola sank with the loss of an estimated 1,863 lives. That means it cost more lives than the sinking of the Titanic in 1912. Only 64 survivors were found.
That makes it the second-worst non-military maritime disaster in history, surpassed only by the sinking of the Philippine ferry Doña Paz in 1987.
The BBC made a documentary about the Le Joola disaster. This seems like a fitting occasion to link to it, in remembrance of those who died.
May their sins be forgiven them, and may their souls rest in peace.
Peter
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