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.

Aline Sitoe Diatta at Dakar in 2008
History
Senegal
Name	MV Aline Sitoe Diatta
Namesake	Aline Sitoe Diatta
Owner	Ministere de l'Economie Maritime et des Transports Maritimes Internationaux[1]
Operator	Consortium Senegalais d'Activites Maritimes (COSAMA SA)[1]
Port of registry	Dakar
Route	Dakar—Ziguinchor
Builder	Fr. Fassmer GmbH & Co. KG., Berne, Germany[1]
Yard number	2060[1]
Laid down	1 July 2006[1]
Launched	25 October 2007[1]
Completed	24 November 2007[1]
In service	March 2008
Identification	IMO number: 9383132 Call sign: 6WIX[1]
Status	in active service, as of 2012
General characteristics [2]
Type	RoPax ferry
Tonnage	3,481 GT 693 DWT 1,045 NT[1]
Displacement	2,349 t (2,312 long tons)
Length	76 m (249 ft 4 in) o/a
Beam	15.5 m (50 ft 10 in)
Draught	3.2 m (10 ft 6 in)
Decks	5[1]
Propulsion	2 × 1,800 kW (2,414 hp) Wärtsilä 9L20 diesel engines 1 × 500 kW (671 hp) bow thruster 2 shafts
Speed	14.5 knots (26.9 km/h; 16.7 mph)
Range	1,750 nmi (3,240 km; 2,010 mi) at 12 kn (22 km/h; 14 mph)
Capacity	504 passengers 28 vehicles
Crew	39

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.