The MV Aline Sitoe Diatta (named after the Senegalese freedom fighter

Aline Sitoe Diatta

Aline Sitoe Diatta : a Senegalese heroine of the resistance to French colonialism, often called the Joan of Arc or the Marianne of Senegal....

) is a ferry

Ferry

A ferry is a form of transportation, usually a boat, but sometimes a ship, used to carry primarily passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo as well, across a body of water. Most ferries operate on regular, frequent, return services...

 in active service since March 2008

March 2008

March 2008 was the third month of the leap year. It had begun on a Saturday and ended after 31 days on a Monday.-International holidays:* March 2 – Mothering Sunday * March 7 – Nyepi...

 between Ziguinchor

Ziguinchor

Ziguinchor is the capital of the Ziguinchor Region, and the chief town of the Casamance area of Senegal, lying at the mouth of the Casamance River. It has a population of over 230,000...

 and Dakar

Dakar

Dakar is the capital city and largest city of Senegal. It is located on the Cap-Vert Peninsula on the Atlantic coast and is the westernmost city on the African mainland...

 over the Atlantic Ocean

Atlantic Ocean

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The ship passes the mouth of the Gambia.

There are 2 voyages per week in each direction.
The voyage takes some 15 hours, including boarding and debarking.

Since the accident with the
Joola in September 2002

September 2002

September 2002: January – February – March – April – May – June – July – August – September – October – November – December- September 1, 2002 :...

, there is much more attention to the security of the passengers.

The vessel was built in 2007 in Poland

Poland

Poland , officially the Republic of Poland , is a country in Central Europe bordered by Germany to the west; the Czech Republic and Slovakia to the south; Ukraine, Belarus and Lithuania to the east; and the Baltic Sea and Kaliningrad Oblast, a Russian exclave, to the north...

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See also

• Wilis (temporary)
• Joola (capsized in September 2002)
• Casamance Express (since 1990)