Le Joola

Classe de 1ére S2A (junior class)

Locate Casamance and the place of tragedy
What happened ?

In these last few days, the Senegalese experienced a terrible drama, on September 26th.
When we were told about it the following morning we all had a very deep sadness.
So we have asked these two questions : where did the drama take place ? and what really happened ?
We are going to try to answer these questions in order to make you know more about that tragedy.
Where did this drama take place ?
This drama took place near the Casamance coast. It is located in the South - West of Senegal. The drama took place over there, off the Gambian coast exactly at 55 miles from Dakar and at 35 miles from the Gambia.
What happened ?
The boat "JOOLA" had to carry people from Ziguinchor to Dakar. It left Ziguinchor with on board more persons than it could accommodate, so it was overloaded. Added to the fact that boat was sailing with one engine instead of two, and a strong wind moving the boat. There was a heavy rain.
Given that it wasn't in a good technical state, it capsized with on board many people. The majority of people died because the rescuers were too slow, but there were some 64 survivors. Everybody was frightened and shocked.
Some fishermen had done their best to rescue some people, but it's a pity the quasi totality died in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. In dark circumstances, this is the most dreadful tragedy that afflicted the Senegalese.
May God allow the people lost to rest in peace in the sea, and give their families the strength to support their loss.

With :

HAMET FALL
SEYDOU N. TALL
MEÏSSA N. FALL
SORIBA JOHN
KHADIJA THIOUNE
KHADIJA DIAW
ABDOULAYE N'DIOUCK
ISSA SOW
ASSANE A. SALL
BOUBACAR YANSANE

THE SHIPWRECK OF THE "JOOLA"

Reasons and losses (humans, goods)

The Friday, September 27th, 2002 everyone in Senegal was awoken sadly by that big bad news: the shipwreck of the "Joola" boat.
The only boat that existed for the connection Dakar - Ziguinchor, and which served the entire Senegalese population sank in the Gambian waters, 50 miles away from Senegal.
This tragedy can be understood in different ways. The causes according to some members of the government were a hurricane that hit the boat very strongly coupled with bad weather and the sea being very agitated :

$ Normally the ship was not made to sail in the ocean but in the river, the ship wasn't adjusted for navigation in the open sea but only near the shore.
$ The ship was overloaded, more than the triple of the maximum capacity therefore it couldn't contain 1500 persons because it's maximal capacity was only 550 persons.
$ The boat was old and in bad shape. The government has not taken the right dispositions to repair it correctly. It was running with only one engine instead of the two obligatory.
$ In the night of Thursday 26th to Friday 27th a violent storm has burst out suddenly with a powerful wind. The persons for protecting themselves from the rain were hiding in one side. Consequently the situation worsened ,on top of this, with the corruption which we live in Senegal, several salesmen had cheated consequently there was an excess of goods. All these reasons had increased the difficulties.
There was a human loss and a loss of goods.
Among 1500 persons who were on board, only 64 had been rescued, the others were dead. All the population was touched mainly : One thousand of young people living in the Senegal nation, it's future generation, a real work force :
Over 500 students and pupils were victims of such an irresponsibility, they were the hope of the Senegalese nation, the future leaders of our country. Workers and tradesmen who were going to buy merchandises also disappeared..
It would be very egoistic to forget the tourists who came to discover the green Casamance and who had sunk with the boat.
There were also many losses of equipment, materials, motors vehicles, goods and others because most of the victims were going to Casamance to buy goods that couldn't be found to sell them afterwards.
The shipwreck of "Joola" is a tragedy and a national shame which shouldn't have happened. That night of Thursday will be unforgettable because every single family in Senegal has heard about one of his friend, relative or members of his family being a victim of the "Joola".

PARTICIPANTS :

DAADO BARRO
RABY DIA
AISSATOU DIAGNE
IBRAHIMA DIALLO
MAME DIARRA DIOP
ROKHAYA DIOP n°2
CHARLOTTE FAYE
ABDOURAHMANE GAKOU
NDEYE ASTOU KHOUMA
AISSATOU MBAYE
AMINATA MBAYE
ABY NDIAYE
NDEYE AMINATA NGOM
YOPPANE SECK
CODOU SEYE
MAME AWA SEYE
MALICK OUSMANE SOW
BIGUE THIAM
DJIBRIL ABDOULAYE THIAM
JOOLA

THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE CONSEQUENCES

INTRODUCTION :

The 26 September 2002 at 11PM many people died in one day for futile things. The "Joola", the only ferryboat, which shuttled between Dakar and Zinguinchor, has capsized.
The boat didn't capsize by itself. There were many responsibilities such as the governments; particularly the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Army. The persons who bought the "Joola" knew that it was not a boat for sea but a boat for river. The boat stayed many months without moving because it had broken down.
The government couldn't buy a new engine, which cost about 250.000.000fcfa. The journalists say that when the boat left the port it was sailing with one engine. The two Ministers and the members of the crew knew about the bad functioning of the boat but they had let it circulate. They had preferred the facility to insurance. The passengers had a part of responsibilities above all those who didn't buy a ticket. The clandestines too because they increased the overloading.
The rebels also are responsible because people are to travel by road to avoid their attacks. The cabin-controller was careless because there haven't been news from the boat 11 PM to 7 AM and they didn't try to call them or to search for knowing about their situation. The national marine could be the first to know what happened.
The unconsciousness of the passengers too has had many bad consequences.
We had the two Ministers ( the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Transport ) who resigned. The captain of the boat has also been criticized since he was the only one who could refuse the overboard of the ship.He disappeared?……

Economic plan : we have lost many goods, the closing of the port market for many months was a loss of so much money for the national economy.
Social plan : we have lost a young generation ( 400 students ), many businessmen ( 600 sellers ) and population is affected by this "tragedy" morally and psychologically.
Political plan : we have now many relations with other countries because of world solidarity. The main effect of the drama is a sudden change of the mentalities, a population instantly wide aware of the danger of overloading in transportation and then who is now constantly fighting against it. People who are denouncing all what the government used to let go just for money profit, and suddenly the policemen, the drivers, the civil servants, ….. all because so conscious of their responsibility now!!

MEMBERS OF GROUP :

OMAR BA
AWA CAMARA
NDEYE TOUTANE DANFA
MAMA AISSATOU DIA
ROKHAYA DIOP n°1
ADJI SEYNABOU HANN
FATIMATOU BINTOU LO
AISSATOU MAR
AMINATA NDAO
SEYNABOU NDIAYE
NDENE SARR
NDEYE SEYNABOU SY
FATOUMATA THIAM

The lessons after the tragedy of "Joola"

The tragedy of this great boat happened in the night of September 26th , 2002 at 11 PM off the Gambian coast. A lot of people lost their lives. After this misfortune, several Senegalese suffered and after they understood that it was not necessary to hurry to put back the boat in the waters.
Today, there are many lessons that we can take from that. First, we must pay more attention to the means of transportation ( maritime, road or aerial ). Everybody also must understood that everyone must be insured and be able to prove his/her identity. Then the government won't disregard a situation such as this one, because a great boat as the "Joola" can not transport 1034 people whereas it takes 500 in charge with only one engine. The policemen will try to do their work properly and won't accept bribery any more. In every bus, they must limit the number of seats and travelers, without forgetting to verify the state of the vehicle before travelling. It will teach us, not to wait for last time to react. The government is on the one hand responsible and the population on the other hand.
However we can observe that the Senegalese mentality has changed a lot because since this tragedy many things have changed in the behaviour of people and authorities. There is no more overload in transportation. The code of the road is respected henceforth and we can note the cars respecting the traffic lights. And finally people won't accept laxity and the policemen won't accept bribery any more. With this situation, there will be more civism and patriotism.
In brief we can say that there is a stricter supervision. With all these changes, our country will be among the most advanced ones the world.
People must respect their well-being if they like themselves. The tragedy of the "Joola" will take us toward a more mature reflection therefore laws that have sometimes been disregarded will be respected.
We think that this tragedy will open our eyes because it is a lesson that the Senegalese won't forget forever.
The government should take his responsibilities to make the national order reign. It will lead us towards a better Senegal.

MEMBERS OF GROUP :

FAMA BA
FATOU KEBE
MAIMOUNA AGNE
NDEYE RAMATOULAYE SYLLA
SANDJIRY SALL
EL HADJI MAMADOU SECK
ABDOURAKHMANE NDIAYE
EL HADJI ISSA SOW
NDEYE KHOUDIA FAYE
MARIEME POLELE FALL
CHEIKH MAMBAYE SOW

	THE "JOOLA"
Contribution d'élèves du Sénégal et dans le Monde
Poem Opinions (3ème ) The tragedy (2nde) Discussions(1ères) Contribution lessons Poemes	Classe de 1ére S2A (junior class) Locate Casamance and the place of tragedy What happened ? In these last few days, the Senegalese experienced a terrible drama, on September 26th. When we were told about it the following morning we all had a very deep sadness. So we have asked these two questions : where did the drama take place ? and what really happened ? We are going to try to answer these questions in order to make you know more about that tragedy. Where did this drama take place ? This drama took place near the Casamance coast. It is located in the South - West of Senegal. The drama took place over there, off the Gambian coast exactly at 55 miles from Dakar and at 35 miles from the Gambia. What happened ? The boat "JOOLA" had to carry people from Ziguinchor to Dakar. It left Ziguinchor with on board more persons than it could accommodate, so it was overloaded. Added to the fact that boat was sailing with one engine instead of two, and a strong wind moving the boat. There was a heavy rain. Given that it wasn't in a good technical state, it capsized with on board many people. The majority of people died because the rescuers were too slow, but there were some 64 survivors. Everybody was frightened and shocked. Some fishermen had done their best to rescue some people, but it's a pity the quasi totality died in the middle of the Atlantic ocean. In dark circumstances, this is the most dreadful tragedy that afflicted the Senegalese. May God allow the people lost to rest in peace in the sea, and give their families the strength to support their loss. With : HAMET FALL SEYDOU N. TALL MEÏSSA N. FALL SORIBA JOHN KHADIJA THIOUNE KHADIJA DIAW ABDOULAYE N'DIOUCK ISSA SOW ASSANE A. SALL BOUBACAR YANSANE THE SHIPWRECK OF THE "JOOLA" Reasons and losses (humans, goods) The Friday, September 27th, 2002 everyone in Senegal was awoken sadly by that big bad news: the shipwreck of the "Joola" boat. The only boat that existed for the connection Dakar - Ziguinchor, and which served the entire Senegalese population sank in the Gambian waters, 50 miles away from Senegal. This tragedy can be understood in different ways. The causes according to some members of the government were a hurricane that hit the boat very strongly coupled with bad weather and the sea being very agitated : $ Normally the ship was not made to sail in the ocean but in the river, the ship wasn't adjusted for navigation in the open sea but only near the shore. $ The ship was overloaded, more than the triple of the maximum capacity therefore it couldn't contain 1500 persons because it's maximal capacity was only 550 persons. $ The boat was old and in bad shape. The government has not taken the right dispositions to repair it correctly. It was running with only one engine instead of the two obligatory. $ In the night of Thursday 26th to Friday 27th a violent storm has burst out suddenly with a powerful wind. The persons for protecting themselves from the rain were hiding in one side. Consequently the situation worsened ,on top of this, with the corruption which we live in Senegal, several salesmen had cheated consequently there was an excess of goods. All these reasons had increased the difficulties. There was a human loss and a loss of goods. Among 1500 persons who were on board, only 64 had been rescued, the others were dead. All the population was touched mainly : One thousand of young people living in the Senegal nation, it's future generation, a real work force : Over 500 students and pupils were victims of such an irresponsibility, they were the hope of the Senegalese nation, the future leaders of our country. Workers and tradesmen who were going to buy merchandises also disappeared.. It would be very egoistic to forget the tourists who came to discover the green Casamance and who had sunk with the boat. There were also many losses of equipment, materials, motors vehicles, goods and others because most of the victims were going to Casamance to buy goods that couldn't be found to sell them afterwards. The shipwreck of "Joola" is a tragedy and a national shame which shouldn't have happened. That night of Thursday will be unforgettable because every single family in Senegal has heard about one of his friend, relative or members of his family being a victim of the "Joola". PARTICIPANTS : DAADO BARRO RABY DIA AISSATOU DIAGNE IBRAHIMA DIALLO MAME DIARRA DIOP ROKHAYA DIOP n°2 CHARLOTTE FAYE ABDOURAHMANE GAKOU NDEYE ASTOU KHOUMA AISSATOU MBAYE AMINATA MBAYE ABY NDIAYE NDEYE AMINATA NGOM YOPPANE SECK CODOU SEYE MAME AWA SEYE MALICK OUSMANE SOW BIGUE THIAM DJIBRIL ABDOULAYE THIAM JOOLA THE RESPONSIBILITIES AND THE CONSEQUENCES INTRODUCTION : The 26 September 2002 at 11PM many people died in one day for futile things. The "Joola", the only ferryboat, which shuttled between Dakar and Zinguinchor, has capsized. The boat didn't capsize by itself. There were many responsibilities such as the governments; particularly the Minister of Transport and the Minister of Army. The persons who bought the "Joola" knew that it was not a boat for sea but a boat for river. The boat stayed many months without moving because it had broken down. The government couldn't buy a new engine, which cost about 250.000.000fcfa. The journalists say that when the boat left the port it was sailing with one engine. The two Ministers and the members of the crew knew about the bad functioning of the boat but they had let it circulate. They had preferred the facility to insurance. The passengers had a part of responsibilities above all those who didn't buy a ticket. The clandestines too because they increased the overloading. The rebels also are responsible because people are to travel by road to avoid their attacks. The cabin-controller was careless because there haven't been news from the boat 11 PM to 7 AM and they didn't try to call them or to search for knowing about their situation. The national marine could be the first to know what happened. The unconsciousness of the passengers too has had many bad consequences. We had the two Ministers ( the Minister of Defense and the Minister of Transport ) who resigned. The captain of the boat has also been criticized since he was the only one who could refuse the overboard of the ship.He disappeared?…… Economic plan : we have lost many goods, the closing of the port market for many months was a loss of so much money for the national economy. Social plan : we have lost a young generation ( 400 students ), many businessmen ( 600 sellers ) and population is affected by this "tragedy" morally and psychologically. Political plan : we have now many relations with other countries because of world solidarity. The main effect of the drama is a sudden change of the mentalities, a population instantly wide aware of the danger of overloading in transportation and then who is now constantly fighting against it. People who are denouncing all what the government used to let go just for money profit, and suddenly the policemen, the drivers, the civil servants, ….. all because so conscious of their responsibility now!! MEMBERS OF GROUP : OMAR BA AWA CAMARA NDEYE TOUTANE DANFA MAMA AISSATOU DIA ROKHAYA DIOP n°1 ADJI SEYNABOU HANN FATIMATOU BINTOU LO AISSATOU MAR AMINATA NDAO SEYNABOU NDIAYE NDENE SARR NDEYE SEYNABOU SY FATOUMATA THIAM The lessons after the tragedy of "Joola" The tragedy of this great boat happened in the night of September 26th , 2002 at 11 PM off the Gambian coast. A lot of people lost their lives. After this misfortune, several Senegalese suffered and after they understood that it was not necessary to hurry to put back the boat in the waters. Today, there are many lessons that we can take from that. First, we must pay more attention to the means of transportation ( maritime, road or aerial ). Everybody also must understood that everyone must be insured and be able to prove his/her identity. Then the government won't disregard a situation such as this one, because a great boat as the "Joola" can not transport 1034 people whereas it takes 500 in charge with only one engine. The policemen will try to do their work properly and won't accept bribery any more. In every bus, they must limit the number of seats and travelers, without forgetting to verify the state of the vehicle before travelling. It will teach us, not to wait for last time to react. The government is on the one hand responsible and the population on the other hand. However we can observe that the Senegalese mentality has changed a lot because since this tragedy many things have changed in the behaviour of people and authorities. There is no more overload in transportation. The code of the road is respected henceforth and we can note the cars respecting the traffic lights. And finally people won't accept laxity and the policemen won't accept bribery any more. With this situation, there will be more civism and patriotism. In brief we can say that there is a stricter supervision. With all these changes, our country will be among the most advanced ones the world. People must respect their well-being if they like themselves. The tragedy of the "Joola" will take us toward a more mature reflection therefore laws that have sometimes been disregarded will be respected. We think that this tragedy will open our eyes because it is a lesson that the Senegalese won't forget forever. The government should take his responsibilities to make the national order reign. It will lead us towards a better Senegal. MEMBERS OF GROUP : FAMA BA FATOU KEBE MAIMOUNA AGNE NDEYE RAMATOULAYE SYLLA SANDJIRY SALL EL HADJI MAMADOU SECK ABDOURAKHMANE NDIAYE EL HADJI ISSA SOW NDEYE KHOUDIA FAYE MARIEME POLELE FALL CHEIKH MAMBAYE SOW