TO6411

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HISTORY

TO6411 was used to traffic 36 migrants from North Africa, including three children and a pregnant woman, when it and its human cargo were rescued off the coast of Lampedusa in March 2012.

 

bows of the boat

 

TECHNICAL

TO6411 is a typical North African fishing boat of traditional Mediterranean design and wooden construction. She is probably of Libyan origin although many similar boats operate off the coasts of Morroco and Tunisia.

She has a seaworthy double ended hull made of pine and hardwood and is powered by a Bukh 3-cylinder tractor engine

 

DIMENSIONS

LOA 9m (30ft), length overall

LWL 7.5m (24.6ft), waterline length excluding rudder

Beam 3.3m (10.8ft), maximum width

Draft 0.8m (2.6ft), depth from waterline to lowest point

 

foredeckrudder

 

below deckinterior

 

engine roomengine

 

lucy with the boat

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TO6411

THE BOAT

THE ARTIST

MAP

MUSEUM IMAGES

TRIP IMAGES

SUPPORT

CONTACT

Lucy Wood

The Chronicles of Lampedusa

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