Passengers wait at nightfall in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

View of the sea from Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Elie Diatta, whose brother Michel died in the shipwreck while taking 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 to a soccer tournament, walks in his flooded house in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. Elie remembers the day his brother left: in the morning, the 26 students had gathered in joy and excitement in the family home before leaving for the port.

Michel Diatta's bedroom in the family house in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. Michel was a former international player and soccer teacher who died in the shipwreck while taking 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 to a soccer tournament.

A photo and the diploma of Michel Diatta, former international player and soccer teacher, are seen in the family house in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. Michel Diatta died in the shipwreck while taking 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 to a soccer tournament.

Hall of Michel Diatta's family house in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. Michel was a former international player and soccer teacher who died in the shipwreck while taking 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 to a soccer tournament. Elie, his brother, remembers the day his brother left: in the morning, the 26 students had gathered in joy and excitement in the family home before leaving for the port.

A boy walks past Michel Diatta's family house in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. Michel was a former international player and soccer teacher who died in the shipwreck while taking 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 to a soccer tournament. Elie, his brother, remembers the day his brother left: in the morning, the 26 students had gathered in joy and excitement in the family home before leaving for the port.

The Kantene cemetery, in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. The Kantene cemetery has 42 graves, all victims of the shipwreck. Local and international artists paid tribute to the deceased by painting on the walls during the year 2022.

Elie Diatta, whose brother Michel died in the shipwreck while taking 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 to a soccer tournament, poses in the Kantene cemetery, in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. The Kantene cemetery has 42 graves, all victims of the shipwreck. Local and international artists paid tribute to the deceased by painting on the walls during the year 2022.

Maimouna Diallo, 62, poses with pictures of his son who died during the shipwreck in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Monday, September 19, 2022. His son was one of the 26 teenagers between the ages of 10 and 15 who died on their way to a soccer tournament.

View of Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. 15 families in the village have lost one or multiple members in the shipwreck.

Kids of Ousseynou Djiba's family watch tv inside the house in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. "Seyni", 50, primary school teacher and mango seller, is one of the survivors of the shipwreck of the Joola. He was on the boat to sell his mangoes in Dakar like dozens of other traders. Seyni survived but still remembers distinctly the screams and prayers that preceded the shipwreck.

Ousseynou Djiba's family house in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. His wife remembers waking up at 5 this night and finding out that he was alive many hours after the wreck. "Seyni", 50, primary school teacher and mango seller, is one of the survivors of the shipwreck of the Joola. He was on the boat to sell his mangoes in Dakar like dozens of other traders. Seyni survived but still remembers distinctly the screams and prayers that preceded the shipwreck.

Ousseynou Djiba, 50, primary school teacher and mango seller, poses with his family in the house in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. His wife remembers waking up at 5 this night and finding out that he was alive many hours after the wreck. "Seyni" is one of the survivors of the shipwreck of the Joola. He was on the boat to sell his mangoes in Dakar like dozens of other traders. Seyni survived but still remembers distinctly the screams and prayers that preceded the shipwreck.

Ousseynou Djiba, 50, primary school teacher and mango seller, poses in his mango field in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. "Seyni" is one of the survivors of the shipwreck of the Joola. He was on the boat to sell his mangoes in Dakar like dozens of other traders. Seyni survived but still remembers distinctly the screams and prayers that preceded the shipwreck.

View of Assane Seck University in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The university, founded in 2007, was built after the shipwreck to allow students from Casamance to continue their studies in the region without having to travel to Dakar.

View of Assane Seck University in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. The university, founded in 2007, was built after the shipwreck to allow students from Casamance to continue their studies in the region without having to travel to Dakar.

Ousmane Keita, 45, a former first-year geography student who was going to Dakar for October exams, poses in the market of Madina Wandifa, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Ousmane was one of the 6 students who survived that day. He still lives with the trauma of the incident and has not been strong enough to take a boat since.

Aïssatou Dieme, around 60, poses inside the family house in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Aïssatou has lost her 20 years old 3rd son in the shipwreck. She heard the news on the radio but the body has never been identified. She puts the incident on the will of god.

Aïssatou Dieme, around 60, looks at pictures of her son in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Aïssatou has lost her 20 years old 3rd son in the shipwreck. She heard the news on the radio but the body has never been identified. She puts the incident on the will of god.

Adikho Niassy, 44, poses with his family in Thionck Essyl, Senegal, on Tuesday, September 20, 2022. Adikho lost his big brother Mamadou Lamine (31) in the shipwreck as he was going to look for work in Dakar. His brother has never been identified and Adikho still ask for the remains of bodies to be recovered from the ocean depths.

View of the construction of the Joola memorial in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Wednesday, September 21, 2022. Construction of the memorial, already behind schedule, is expected to be completed in December 2022. Designed in the shape of a boat, it will explain the tragedy and pay tribute to the victims.

View from the port of the construction of the Joola memorial in Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Construction of the memorial, already behind schedule, is expected to be completed in December 2022. Designed in the shape of a boat, it will explain the tragedy and pay tribute to the victims.

Vendors' goods are stored on carts before being put in the boat's garage in the port of Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022. Dozens of merchants that were going to sell in Dakar perished in the sinking of the Joola.

Ismaila Ndao, a retired Senegalese naval officer who oversaw the safety of the Joola until a few days before it capsized, poses in his diving suit in Dakar, Senegal, on Sunday, September 18, 2022. Ismaila was among the first rescuers to arrive on the scene of the shipwreck and remove the bodies of the deceased.

Inside Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Passengers wait in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

A young woman looks at the sea in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

View from the cockpit in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

The captain coordinates his crew in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

Passengers look at the view at nightfall in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat on the way to Dakar, Senegal, on Thursday, September 22, 2022.

View of Dakar's port in early morning from Aline Sitoe Diatta boat after a 17 hours journey from Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Passengers sit in Aline Sitoe Diatta boat before arriving early morning in Dakar, Senegal, on Friday, September 23, 2022.

View of Dakar's port in early morning from Aline Sitoe Diatta boat after a 17 hours journey from Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Friday, September 23, 2022.

Passengers arrive at Dakar's port in early morning from Aline Sitoe Diatta boat after a 17 hours journey from Ziguinchor, Senegal, on Friday, September 23, 2022.