SEWOL Ferry Disaster - Little Known Sea Disaster involving a Collision with Submarine

Passenger Ferry Capsizes with a great loss of life. Sewol ferry disaster, occurred on the morning of 16 April 2014, when the ferry was en route from Incheon towards Jeju in South Korea. ... The sinking of MV Sewol resulted in widespread social and political reaction within South Korea.

A year-long investigation into the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster has concluded that the cause of the sinking was either problems with the ship or an unknown external shock such as collision with a submarine or other object.

More than 70 high school students in South Korea who survived the Sewol ferry disaster in April have returned to school. ... The 16 April sinking of the Sewol ferry left more than 300 dead or missing, many of whom were students.