September 2002
The Joola Passenger Ship That Sank Off the Coast of Gambia Had Over a Thousand Passengers
The Joola passenger ship sank off the coast of Gambia with over a thousand passengers, leading to accusations of negligence against the ship's officials. Only…
Casualties from the sunken ship off the coast of Gambia are around one thousand
A passenger ferry capsized off the coast of Gambia, resulting in nearly one thousand fatalities. Senegalese officials and President Abdoulaye Wade have acknowledged negligence and…
Public Anger Rises in Senegal Over Officials of Sunken Passenger Ship
A passenger ship in Senegal, the Joola, sank with 800 passengers, leading to public outrage over negligence by officials. Only 60 people survived, and President…
Over Three Hundred Bodies Discovered from Sunken Ship off the Coast of Gambia
A Senegalese ship overloaded with passengers sank off the coast of Gambia during a storm, resulting in the discovery of over 300 bodies. President Abdoulaye…
A Passenger Boat Sank Near the Coast of Senegal - 2002-09-28
A passenger boat sank near Senegal's coast during a storm, with fears that nearly 700 people may have perished. So far, 60 have been rescued…
Passenger Ship Sinks in Africa, Leaving Forty Dead
A passenger ship sank off the coast of Gambia, resulting in at least 40 fatalities and many missing. The ship was en route from Kazaman…