The ship was plying the route from Ziguinchor in the Casamance region to the Senegalese capital, Dakar, when it ran into a violent storm, farther out to sea than it was licensed to sail.
O barco cubría a ruta dende Ziguinchor, na rexión de Casamanza, ata a capital senegalesa, Dakar, cando se atopou cunha violenta tormenta, máis lonxe da costa do que tiña permitido.