List of South Korean ferry disasters

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

Date	Ship Name	Description	Lives Lost	Image
1953 January 5	MV Changgyeong	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	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	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]	304[5]

See also

• List of maritime disasters
• List of RORO vessel accidents

References

1. "창경호, 다대포서 침몰... 229명 사망" [Changgyeong sank at Dadaepo... 229 died] (in Korean). Kyeonggi.com. 2012-01-09.
2. 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. "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. 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.