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This is a list of disasters involving ferries of [[South Korea]].
This is a list of disasters involving ferries of [[South Korea]].
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|1953 January 5
|1953 January 5
|{{Interlanguage link multi|Sinking of the Changgyeong|ko|3=창경호 침몰 사고|lt= MV ''Changgyeong''}}
|{{Interlanguage link multi|Sinking of the Changgyeong|ko|3=창경호 침몰 사고|lt= MV ''Changgyeong''}}
|It was cruising from [[Yeosu]] towards [[Busan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=창경호, 다대포서 침몰... 229명 사망 |trans-title=Changgyeong sank at Dadaepo... 229 died |date=2012-01-09 |publisher=Kyeonggi.com |url=http://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=544549 |language=Korean}}</ref>229 out of 236 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload"<ref name="KoreanJournal">{{cite journal |last1=Dostal |first1=Jörg Michael |last2=Kim |first2=Hyun-jin |last3=Ringstad |first3=Albin |title=A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea |journal=The Korean Journal of Policy Studies |date=2015 |volume=30 |issue=1 |page=35-71 |url=http://s-space.snu.ac.kr/bitstream/10371/94529/1/02_Jorg%20Michael%20Dostal.pdf |accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref>
|It was cruising from [[Yeosu]] towards [[Busan]].<ref>{{cite web |title=창경호, 다대포서 침몰... 229명 사망 |trans-title=Changgyeong sank at Dadaepo... 229 died |date=2012-01-09 |publisher=Kyeonggi.com |url=http://www.kyeonggi.com/news/articleView.html?idxno=544549 |language=Korean}}</ref> 229 out of 236 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload".<ref name="KoreanJournal">{{cite journal |last1=Dostal |first1=Jörg Michael |last2=Kim |first2=Hyun-jin |last3=Ringstad |first3=Albin |title=A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea |journal=The Korean Journal of Policy Studies |date=2015 |volume=30 |issue=1 |page=35-71 |url=http://s-space.snu.ac.kr/bitstream/10371/94529/1/02_Jorg%20Michael%20Dostal.pdf |accessdate=15 August 2020}}</ref>
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|229
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|1963 January 18
|1963 January 18
|{{ill|MV Yun-ho|ko|연호 침몰 사고|lt=MV ''Yun-ho''}} || 140 out of 141 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: ignored storm alert; passenger and freight overload"<ref name="KoreanJournal"></ref>
|{{ill|MV Yun-ho|ko|연호 침몰 사고|lt=MV ''Yun-ho''}} || 140 out of 141 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: ignored storm alert; passenger and freight overload".<ref name="KoreanJournal"/>
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|140
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|1970 December 14
|1970 December 14
|[[Sinking of the Namyoung|MV ''Namyoung'']]
|[[Sinking of Namyoung-Ho|MV ''Namyoung-ho'']]
|Travelling from [[Busan]] towards [[Jeju City|Jeju]].<ref name=dona0417>{{cite web |title=남영호 사고 326명 사망 ‘최악’... 서해 페리호 292명 숨져 |trans-title=Namyoungho accident killed 326 people 'worst' ... Seohae ferry 292 people died |date= 2014-04-17 |publisher=dongA.com |url=http://news.donga.com/Main/3/all/20140417/62829345/1 |language=Korean}}</ref> 326 out of 388 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload; illegal reconstruction"<ref name="KoreanJournal"></ref>
|Travelling from [[Busan]] towards [[Jeju City|Jeju]].<ref name=dona0417>{{cite web |title=남영호 사고 326명 사망 ‘최악’... 서해 페리호 292명 숨져 |trans-title=Namyoungho accident killed 326 people 'worst' ... Seohae ferry 292 people died |date= 2014-04-17 |publisher=dongA.com |url=http://news.donga.com/Main/3/all/20140417/62829345/1 |language=Korean}}</ref> 326 out of 388 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload; illegal reconstruction".<ref name="KoreanJournal"/>
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|326
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|1993 October 10
|1993 October 10
|[[Sinking of the MV Seohae|MV ''Seohae'']]
|[[Sinking of MV Seohae|MV ''Seohae'']]
|Sank near Wido island, [[Jeolla Province]]. The ship was carrying 362 passengers (141 more than its capacity) and heavy freight in bad weather.<ref name=dona0417/>
|Sank near Wido island, [[Jeolla Province]]. The ship was carrying 362 passengers (141 more than its capacity) and heavy freight in bad weather.<ref name=dona0417/>
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|2014 April 16
|2014 April 16
|[[Sinking of the MV Sewol|MV ''Sewol'']]
|[[Sinking of MV Sewol|MV ''Sewol'']]
|[[capsizing|Capsized]] while carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from [[Danwon High School]] ([[Ansan|Ansan City]]) who were travelling from [[Incheon]] towards [[Jeju City|Jeju]].<ref name=reuters>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Jack |last2=Yoo |first2=Choonsik |title=More than 300 people missing after South Korea ferry sinks - coast guard |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/korea-ship-missing/more-than-300-people-missing-after-south-korea-ferry-sinks-coast-guard-idUSL3N0N81P420140416 |accessdate=15 August 2020 |work=Reuters |date=16 April 2014}}</ref>
|[[capsizing|Capsized]] while carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from [[Danwon High School]] ([[Ansan|Ansan City]]) who were travelling from [[Incheon]] towards [[Jeju City|Jeju]].<ref name=reuters>{{cite news |last1=Kim |first1=Jack |last2=Yoo |first2=Choonsik |title=More than 300 people missing after South Korea ferry sinks - coast guard |url=https://www.reuters.com/article/korea-ship-missing/more-than-300-people-missing-after-south-korea-ferry-sinks-coast-guard-idUSL3N0N81P420140416 |accessdate=15 August 2020 |work=Reuters |date=16 April 2014}}</ref> The ship was overloaded with 3,608 tons of cargo, more than three times its capacity of 987 tons.<ref>{{cite news |last=Campbell |first=Charlie |url=http://time.com/85501/sewol-ferry-overweight-south-korea/ |title=Reports: The South Korean Ferry Sank Because It Was Dangerously Overloaded |work=[[Time magazine]] |date=2 May 2014 |access-date= 6 June 2021}}</ref>
|304<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGrath |first1=Ben |title=Murder trial of Sewol captain begins in South Korea |url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/17/kore-j17.html |accessdate=23 June 2014 |work=World Socialist Web Site |agency=International Committee of the Fourth International |date=17 June 2014}}</ref>
|304<ref>{{cite news |last1=McGrath |first1=Ben |title=Murder trial of Sewol captain begins in South Korea |url=https://www.wsws.org/en/articles/2014/06/17/kore-j17.html |access-date=23 June 2014 |work=World Socialist Web Site |agency=International Committee of the Fourth International |date=17 June 2014}}</ref>
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Revision as of 04:05, 6 June 2021

This is a list of disasters involving ferries of South Korea.

Date Ship Name Description Lives Lost Image
1953 January 5 MV Changgyeong [ko] 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 [ko] 140 out of 141 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: ignored storm alert; passenger and freight overload".[2] 140
1970 December 14 MV Namyoung-ho Travelling from Busan towards Jeju.[3] 326 out of 388 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload; illegal reconstruction".[2] 326
1993 October 10 MV Seohae Sank near Wido island, Jeolla Province. The ship was carrying 362 passengers (141 more than its capacity) and heavy freight in bad weather.[3] 292
2014 April 16 MV Sewol Capsized while carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School (Ansan City) who were travelling from Incheon towards Jeju.[4] The ship was overloaded with 3,608 tons of cargo, more than three times its capacity of 987 tons.[5] 304[6]

See also

References

  1. ^ "창경호, 다대포서 침몰... 229명 사망" [Changgyeong sank at Dadaepo... 229 died] (in Korean). Kyeonggi.com. 2012-01-09.
  2. ^ a b c Dostal, Jörg Michael; Kim, Hyun-jin; Ringstad, Albin (2015). "A Historical-Institutionalist Analysis of the MV Sewol and MS Estonia Tragedies: Policy Lessons from Sweden for South Korea" (PDF). The Korean Journal of Policy Studies. 30 (1): 35-71. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  3. ^ a b "남영호 사고 326명 사망 '최악'... 서해 페리호 292명 숨져" [Namyoungho accident killed 326 people 'worst' ... Seohae ferry 292 people died] (in Korean). dongA.com. 2014-04-17.
  4. ^ Kim, Jack; Yoo, Choonsik (16 April 2014). "More than 300 people missing after South Korea ferry sinks - coast guard". Reuters. Retrieved 15 August 2020.
  5. ^ Campbell, Charlie (2 May 2014). "Reports: The South Korean Ferry Sank Because It Was Dangerously Overloaded". Time magazine. Retrieved 6 June 2021.
  6. ^ McGrath, Ben (17 June 2014). "Murder trial of Sewol captain begins in South Korea". World Socialist Web Site. International Committee of the Fourth International. Retrieved 23 June 2014.
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