title: MV Aline Sitoe Diatta
text: # MV Aline Sitoe Diatta
  
  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.
  
  