The MV ''Aline Sitoe Diatta'' (named after the Senegalese freedom fighter) is a

ferry A ferry is a ship, watercraft or amphibious vehicle used to carry passengers, and sometimes vehicles and cargo, across a body of water. A passenger ferry with many stops, such as in Venice, Italy, is sometimes called a water bus or water taxi ...

in active service since March 2008 between

Ziguinchor Ziguinchor (; wo, Siggcoor ; ar, زيغينكور) 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 (2007 estimate). It ...

and

Dakar Dakar ( ; ; wo, Ndakaaru) (from daqaar ''tamarind''), is the capital and largest city of Senegal. The city of Dakar proper has a population of 1,030,594, whereas the population of the Dakar metropolitan area is estimated at 3.94 million in 2 ...

over the Atlantic Ocean. The ship passes the mouth of the

Gambia river The Gambia River (formerly known as the River Gambra) is a major river in West Africa, running from the Fouta Djallon plateau in north Guinea westward through Senegal and The Gambia to the Atlantic Ocean at the city of Banjul. It is navigable f ...

. There are two voyages per week in each direction. The voyage takes some 15 hours, including boarding and debarking. Since the accident with the in September 2002, there is much more attention to the security of the passengers. The vessel was built in 2006-07 by Fr. Fassmer Shipyards in Berne, Germany.

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Aline Sitoe Diatta Ferries of Senegal Casamance 2007 ships

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