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11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

South Korean presidential candidates -- Lee Jae Myung (front, 2nd from R), former head of the main opposition Democratic Party, and Gyeonggi Gov. Kim Dong Yeon (3rd from R) -- attend a memorial ceremony in Ansan, near Seoul, on April 16, 2025, to mark the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the Jindo island claimed 304 lives, including 250 students on a school trip from a high school in Ansan.

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11th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial ceremony is held in Ansan, near Seoul, on April 16, 2025, to mark the 11th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 students on a school trip from a high school in Ansan.

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[Breaking news] 10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

ANSAN, South Korea, April 16 Kyodo - Bereaved families and many other South Koreans gather in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2024, for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan. (Kyodo)

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial event is held on April 16, 2024, to mark the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry in Mokpo, South Korea, where the ferry is kept as a reminder of the incident. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan near Seoul.

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

A memorial event is held on April 16, 2024, to mark the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry in Mokpo, South Korea, where the ferry is kept as a reminder of the incident. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan near Seoul.

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10th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

Bereaved families and many other South Koreans gather in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2024, for a ceremony marking the 10th anniversary of the sinking of the Sewol ferry. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan.

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9th anniv. of Sewol ferry sinking

People hoist signboards with the names of victims of the Sewol ferry sinking during a ceremony commemorating the incident's ninth anniversary in Ansan near Seoul on April 16, 2023. The April 2014 disaster off the South Korea island of Jindo claimed 304 lives, including 250 high school students on a school trip from Ansan.

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1 month since ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Coast Guard rescuers work off Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, on May 16, 2014, to search for the missing around the point where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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1 month since ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - South Korean Coast Guard rescuers work off Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, on May 16, 2014, to search for the missing around the point where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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1 month since ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Search operations are conducted on May 16, 2014, off Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, around the point where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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1 month since ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - A monk chants a sutra facing the sea at a port on Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, on May 16, 2014. The ferry Sewol sank off the island on April 16.

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1 month since ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Search operations are conducted on May 16, 2014, off Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, around the point where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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1 month since ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Search operations are conducted on May 16, 2014, off Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, around the point where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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1 month since ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Search operations are conducted on May 16, 2014, off Jindo Island, southwestern South Korea, around the point where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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Captain, crew of sunk ferry charged with murder in S. Korea

JINDO, South Korea - People pray for the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol, of which the captain and three crew members face murder charges, on a pier at Jindo island, South Korea, on May 15, 2014.

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Monks chant sutra for ferry accident victims

JINDO, South Korea - Buddhist monks recite a sutra at a port in Jindo, South Korea, on May 15, 2014, for the victims of the sinking of a ferry, the MV Sewol, in one of the country's worst maritime disasters.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - People offer flowers in front of an altar in Seoul on April 30, 2014, to mourn for the victims of the sinking of the ferry Sewol. South Korean authorities are continuing search and rescue operations on the Sewol for the 92 passengers still missing after it sank off Jindo Island in the country's southwest on April 16. So far 210 people have been confirmed dead.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People wipe away their tears after paying their respects to victims of the April 16 ferry disaster at a memorial altar in front of the Seoul City office building in Seoul on April 30, 2014. South Korean authorities are continuing search and rescue operations on the Sewol for the 92 passengers still missing after it sank off Jindo Island in the country's southwest. So far 210 people have been confirmed dead.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People pay their respects to victims of the April 16 ferry disaster at a memorial altar in front of the Seoul City office building in Seoul on April 30, 2014. South Korean authorities are continuing search and rescue operations on the Sewol for the 92 passengers still missing after it sank off Jindo Island in the country's southwest. So far 210 people have been confirmed dead.

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S. Korean prime minister announces resignation

JINDO, South Korea - Relatives of missing passengers on the sunken ferry Sewol watch television news at a gymnasium on Jindo Island in southwestern South Korea on April 27, 2014, as South Korean Prime Minister Chung Hong Won announces his resignation to take responsibility for the government's response to the April 16 disaster.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 24, 2014, shows relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 near Jindo Island in southwestern South Korea, at a gymnasium on the island.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 18, 2014, shows rescue workers conducting search operations for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 near the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 24, 2014, at a port on Jindo Island, shows relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 near the island in southwestern South Korea.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - People pay tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at a gymnasium in Ansan, South Korea, on April 23, 2014. The confirmed death toll from the April 16 ferry disaster off the southwestern island of Jindo rose to 150 the same day.

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Photos from ferry disaster in S. Korea

SEOUL, South Korea - A mourner breaks down crying while paying tribute to the victims of the sunken ferry Sewol at a gymnasium in Ansan, South Korea, on April 23, 2014. The confirmed death toll from the April 16 ferry disaster off the southwestern island of Jindo rose to 150 the same day.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 23, 2014, shows a search operation being conducted off the island of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 23, 2014, shows a search operation being conducted off the island of Jindo, southwestern South Korea, where the ferry Sewol sank on April 16.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a port on Jindo Island on April 23, 2014, shows a monk and relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 off the southwest coast of South Korea, praying for those who are missing.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a port on Jindo Island on April 23, 2014, shows a monk and relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 off the southwest coast of South Korea, praying for those who are missing.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 22, 2014, for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16, off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 22, 2014, for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16, off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a gymnasium on Jindo Island on April 22, 2014, shows relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 off the southwest coast of South Korea. The relatives are praying for the safety of the missing people.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a gymnasium on Jindo Island on April 22, 2014, shows relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 off the southwest coast of South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a gymnasium on Jindo Island on April 22, 2014, shows relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 off the southwest coast of South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014, shows workers carrying a body recovered from inside a ferry that sank April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014, shows workers carrying bodies recovered from inside a ferry that sank April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014, shows workers carrying bodies recovered from inside a ferry that sank April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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S. Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a port on Jindo Island on April 22, 2014, shows messages posted on a tent for workers engaging in the search for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank April 16 off the southwest coast of South Korea. The messages wish for the safety of the missing people.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo shows a tent for psychological support services outside a gymnasium on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014. It was set up after the ferry Sewol sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Rescue workers conduct operations off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea on April 22, 2014, after the sinking of the ferry Sewol.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Rescue workers conduct operations off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea on April 22, 2014, after the sinking of the ferry Sewol.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014, shows a relative of a missing person aboard the sunken ferry Sewol standing in front of a board on which information about unidentified bodies is posted, after the ferry sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a port on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014, shows a monk praying for the safety of people aboard the sunken ferry Sewol who remain missing after the ferry sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a gymnasium on the island of Jindo on April 22, 2014, shows relatives of people aboard the sunken ferry Sewol who remain missing after the ferry sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 21, 2014, at a port on Jindo Island shows a relative of a missing person aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken April 21, 2014, at a port on Jindo Island shows relatives of missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - The search continues April 21, 2014, for missing people aboard the Sewol, the ferry that sank on April 16, off the island of Jindo in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 21, 2014, shows relatives of people aboard the sunken ferry Sewol watching workers carry bodies recovered after the ferry sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken at a gymnasium on the island of Jindo on April 21, 2014, shows relatives of people aboard the sunken ferry Sewol who remain missing after the ferry sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.

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South Korean ferry sinking

JINDO ISLAND, South Korea - Photo taken on the island of Jindo on April 21, 2014, shows relatives of people aboard the sunken ferry Sewol watching workers carry bodies recovered after the ferry sank on April 16 off the island in southwestern South Korea.