Sinking of MV Sewol - Wikipedia
As Sewol kept turning towards the right even as he was holding onto the wheel, he made two turns to the left amounting to a five-degree turn. As the ship did not stop its rightward turning, it was …
11 years after Sewol tragedy, time still hasn't healed all
Apr 16, 2025 · Families of victims of the Sewol ferry tragedy throw cherry blossoms into the sea on a boat at Jindo County, South Jeolla, on April 16, the 11th anniversary of the disaster.
The Sewol Ferry Tragedy Started as a High School Field Trip
Feb 13, 2025 · The Sewol Ferry tragedy remains one of the most devastating events in South Korea's modern history. On April 16, 2014, the MV Sewol, an ill-fated ferry carrying 476 passengers, …
How the Sewol Sinking Changed South Korea
Apr 16, 2024 · The Sewol disaster ended up laying a crucial foundation for the first-ever impeachment of a democratically elected president in South Korea.
What we know about the man-made Sewol ferry disaster, 10
Apr 4, 2024 · Currently, there are three main hypotheses on the cause behind the Sewol’s sinking. One is that the ferry ran aground on a reef or other obstacle. Another is that it was sunk by a collision with...
About the Tragedy - 4·16 Foundation
At 8:49 a.m. on April 16th, 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 …
South Korean investigators cite stability and steering issues in Sewol ...
Apr 14, 2025 · Accident investigators of the South Korean Government have determined that structural issues contributed to the loss of the Ro-Pax ferry Sewol.
South Koreans still seek answers 10 years after Sewol ferry disaster
On the morning of April 16, 2014, the Sewol sank with 476 passengers and crew on board. Of the 304 people killed, 250 were students from the Danwon High School in Ansan. The scenes of the...
Sewol sinking | maritime disaster, off the coast of South Korea [2014 ...
…April 2014 after the ferry Sewol sank en route from Incheon to Jeju Island, resulting in the deaths of all but 172 of the nearly 500 passengers on board, most of them high-school students.
Eleven Years of Grief: Remembering the Sewol Ferry Tragedy ️ ️
Apr 16, 2025 · A reflection on the 11th anniversary of the Sewol Ferry tragedy in South Korea, where 304 lives—mostly high school students—were lost. This piece explores what happened, why it …