The Sewol Ferry Disaster: 304 Lives Lost in One of South Korea’s Most Severe Maritime Tragedies
A school trip became a national tragedy when the Sewol ferry sank in 2014. Chapter: A Journey That Was Supposed to Be an Adventure On the evening of April 15, 2014, the passenger ferry MV Sewol departed from Incheon, South Korea, heading toward the southern island of Jeju. For many passengers, the overnight journey formed…