Talk:MV Le Joola
From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
[edit] Low importance?
I would contest this as low importance. It had a dramatic and lasting effect on Senegalese infrastructure (travel to Casameance from Dakar has never recovered, and tensions between the regions and lack of overland transport make such a link crucial), as well as Senegalese society. Ferry services, once a central plank og Senegalese popular transport, remain distrusted to this day.
Plus 1,863 died, the third worst sea disaster by loss of life in history.T L Miles 15:19, 5 September 2007 (UTC)