Episode 62 - MV Le Joola
Beyond the Breakers
English - May 29, 2022 14:00 - 1 hour - 41.3 MB - ★★★★★ - 77 ratingsHistory Society & Culture Documentary shipwrecks maritime history transportation shipping great lakes ocean accidents shipwreck disasters Homepage Download Apple Podcasts Google Podcasts Overcast Castro Pocket Casts RSS feed
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This week we visit the nation of Sénégal for the first time to discuss the sinking of Le Joola on September 26th, 2002.
Sources:
Barton, Karen. "The Joola: The Geographical Dimensions of Africa's Greatest Shipwreck." Focus on Geography.
www.focusongeography.org/publications/articles/joola/index.html
^this is the interactive article referred to in the episode
Commission d'enquete technique sur les causes du naufrage du Joola. 4 Nov 2002. https://www.au-senegal.com/IMG/pdf/joola_041102.pdf
"Report blames army for delay in Joola rescue." The New Humanitarian, 6 Nov 2002. www.thenewhumanitarian.org/report/35577/senegal-report-blames-army-delay-joola-rescue