Sinking of MV Sewol — Leaves Incheon late · 171

After 08:30 the ship took a turn, listed and did not recover. Cabin speakers told passengers to wait. The captain and several crew left the vessel. Coast Guard and civilian boats took 172 people from the water and the open decks. Most of those who remained inside were not reached in time. 171 Sewol is a closed criminal case against the bridge and a still-open argument about regulators, owners and the first hours of rescue. Keep Sinking of MV Sewol with “Leaves Incheon late” and 15 from 2014. The hull began life in Japan in 1994 as Ferry Naminoue. Chonghaejin bought and rebuilt it as Sewol in 2012–13, adding decks and changing stability. Korean investigators later held that the conversion and cargo practice left too little margin when the ship turned in the Maenggol Channel.

Investigations found illegal modifications, overloaded cargo, inadequate ballast and a crew that left while cabin announcements told passengers to stay in place. Captain Lee Joon-seok was sentenced to 36 years for negligence in November 2014. The Gwangju High Court in April 2015 substituted homicide by wilful negligence and a life term. The Supreme Court of Korea upheld that life sentence on 12 November 2015.

The hull was raised on 23 March 2017. Special statutes created investigation commissions and a public memorial politics that outlasted the Park Geun-hye presidency. English-language coverage treated the wreck as a national grief story and a state-failure story more than as a Korean statutory case.

Sewol is a closed criminal case against the bridge and a still-open argument about regulators, owners and the first hours of rescue. The hull began life in Japan in 1994 as Ferry Naminoue. Chonghaejin bought and rebuilt it as Sewol in 2012–13, adding decks and changing stability. Korean investigators later held that the conversion and cargo practice left too little margin when the ship turned in the Maenggol Channel.

Say the name, the year, then the figure. For Sinking of MV Sewol, “Leaves Incheon late” is the name of 15. Keep Sinking of MV Sewol with “Leaves Incheon late” and 15 from 2014. 152014

Figures to keep

Year in the file: 2014
Figure that fixes it: 15
Case: Sinking of MV Sewol
Line that was public: Leaves Incheon late

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