![The Sewol ferry, a South Korean passenger vessel that sank in April 2014 killing 304 mostly high school students on an excursion, is seen at the port of Mokpo, southwestern South Korea, The Sewol ferry, a South Korean passenger vessel that sank in April 2014 killing 304 mostly high school students on an excursion, is seen at the port of Mokpo, southwestern South Korea,](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/JPDPRK/the-sewol-ferry-a-south-korean-passenger-vessel-that-sank-in-april-JPDPRK.jpg)
The Sewol ferry, a South Korean passenger vessel that sank in April 2014 killing 304 mostly high school students on an excursion, is seen at the port of Mokpo, southwestern South Korea,
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An Overloaded Ferry Flipped and Drowned Hundreds of Schoolchildren. Could It Happen Again? - The New York Times
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![South Korean government, shipping company ordered to pay compensation for 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that killed 304 - ABC News South Korean government, shipping company ordered to pay compensation for 2014 Sewol ferry disaster that killed 304 - ABC News](https://s.abcnews.com/images/International/gty_ferry_kb_140417_hpMain_2_4x5_992.jpg)