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On the morning of April 16, 2014, the ferry MV Sewol sank whilst en route from Incheon towards Jeju City in South Korea. [14] 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). [15]
MV Sewol (Hangul: 세월호, Hanja: 世越號, Beyond the World) [1] [note 1] 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.
The Truth Shall Not Sink with Sewol (Korean: 다이빙벨; RR: Daibingbel; lit. Diving Bell) is a South Korean documentary film about the sinking of the MV Sewol, directed by Lee Sang-ho and Ahn Hae-ryong.
MV Changgyeong It was cruising from Yeosu towards Busan. [1] 229 out of 236 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload". [2] 229 1963 January 18 MV Yun-ho 140 out of 141 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: ignored storm alert; passenger and freight overload". [2] 140 1970 December 14
In the Absence (Korean: 부재의기억) is a 2018 South Korean–American [1] [2] short documentary film that depicts the sinking of the MV Sewol in 2014, in which three hundred people – mostly school children from Danwon High School – lost their lives. [3]
Chonghaejin Marine Company Ltd. was established on 24 February 1999, is a South Korea shipping company known for its involvement in passenger and freight transportation. The company's operations began with a focus on domestic ferry services, primarily connecting the mainland to various islands along the coast of South Korea.
[1] While the yellow ribbon campaigns that stood for the slogan "Support Our Troops/Oppose the War" had already been launched as soldiers were returning from the Vietnam War, showcasing the yellow ribbons became even a bigger national phenomenon later during the Iran Hostage Crisis between 1979–1981, where the vivid yellow color symbolized ...
Intention (Korean: 그날, 바다; RR: Geunal, bada) is a 2018 documentary film directed by Ji-young Kim, who also directed the follow-up investigation, Ghost Ship. [2] The film focuses on the South Korean government's involvement in and cover up of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster.