MV Aline Sitoe Diatta

Aline Sitoe Diatta at Dakar in 2008
Aline Sitoe Diatta at Dakar in 2008
History
Senegal
NameMV Aline Sitoe Diatta
NamesakeAline Sitoe Diatta
OwnerMinistere de l'Economie Maritime et des Transports Maritimes Internationaux[1]
OperatorConsortium Senegalais d'Activites Maritimes (COSAMA SA)[1]
Port of registryDakar
RouteDakarZiguinchor
BuilderFr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG., Berne, Germany[1]
Yard number2060[1]
Laid down1 July 2006[1]
Launched25 October 2007[1]
Completed24 November 2007[1]
In serviceMarch 2008
Identification
Statusin active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
TypeRoPax ferry
Tonnage
Displacement2,349 t (2,312 long tons)
Length76 m (249 ft 4 in) o/a
Beam15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
Draught3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Decks5[1]
Propulsion
Speed14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range1,750 nmi (3,240 km; 2,010 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity
  • 504 passengers
  • 28 vehicles
Crew39

The MV Aline Sitoe Diatta (named after the Senegalese freedom fighter) is a ferry in active service since March 2008 between Ziguinchor and Dakar over the Atlantic Ocean. The ship passes the mouth of the Gambia river.

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

Since the accident with the MV Le Joola 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.

  1. ^ a b c d e f g h i j "Aline Sitoe Diatta". Germanischer Lloyd Register. 2012. Archived from the original on 24 January 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.
  2. ^ "76 m Ro-Pax Ferry" (PDF). fassmer.de. 2012. Archived from the original (PDF) on 19 March 2013. Retrieved 21 August 2012.