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Deadlier than the Titanic: A ferry set out with about 1,900 aboard. Only 64 survived.

Por: The Boston Globe World September 26, 2022

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ZIGUINCHOR, Senegal — Up on the deck, dozens of university students played cards. In the first-class cabins below, passengers watched the movie “Air Force One.” In an overcrowded third-class compartment, a teenage soccer team on its way to a tournament belted out songs.All were aboard a ferry named the Joola when it set out 20 years ago on a 17-hour journey from a city in southern Senegal, along the west coast of Africa, headed for the... + full article



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