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The ferry MV Sewol sank on the morning of April 16, 2014, en route from Incheon towards Jeju in South Korea. [16] . The 6,825-ton vessel sent a distress signal from about 2.7 kilometres (1.7 mi; 1.5 nmi) north of Byeongpungdo at 08:58 KST (23:58 UTC, April 15, 2014). [17] .
Jun 8, 2022 · On the day the Sewol ferry sank, live footage of the capsized boat slowly disappearing under the water was broadcast across South Korea.
MV Sewol (Hangul: 세월호, Hanja: 世越號, Beyond the World) was a South Korean vehicle-passenger ferry, built and previously operated in Japan. She operated between Incheon and Jeju . On 16 April 2014, Sewol capsized and sank with the loss of 304 passengers and crew.
Jan 21, 2016 · The Sewol ferry, which was travelling from Incheon port in the north-west to the southern resort island of Jeju, capsized and sank off South Korea's southern coast on April 16,...
Apr 16, 2024 · 10 years on, families of Sewol tragedy victims fight for answers. The salvaged Sewol ferry, which sank in April 2014, still remains stationed at a port in Mokpo, South Korea. PHOTO: EPA-EFE.
South Korea Sewol ferry: What we know. A month after the sinking of the Sewol ferry, divers are still trying to find the bodies of 23 missing people. Of the 476 who boarded the ship, 276 are...
Apr 16, 2024 · South Korea remembered the 304 people, most of them school children, who died on the Sewol ferry on the 10th anniversary of its sinking on Tuesday, with families calling for a proper apology...
Apr 1, 2024 · On the evening of April 15, 2014, the Sewol ferry set sail from Incheon, South Korea. There were 476 people on board: 33 crew members and 443 passengers.
Apr 16, 2021 · On April 16, 2014, the Sewol ferry, which was sailing from Incheon to Jeju, sank. The ferry went down at around 8:50 a.m., when Koreans were on their way to work and school.
At 8:49 a.m. on April 16 th, the Sewol ferry altered its course drastically around the Maenggol Channel, which is notorious for its strong underwater currents. The ferry soon lost its balance and began to incline.
