On 26 September 2002, Le Joola, a ship operating the maritime link between Ziguinchor (South) and Dakar, fell off the coast of the Gambia, killing 1,800 people. But on a global scale, there is much worse. Some of these tragedies have marked history.
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On 26 September 2002, Le Joola, a ship operating the maritime link between Ziguinchor (South) and Dakar, fell off the coast of the Gambia, killing 1,800 people. But on a global scale, there is much worse. Some of these tragedies have marked history.