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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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Kin of Sewol ferry disaster victims wrestle with police in Seoul

SEOUL, April 16 Kyodo - Bereaved families (foreground) of victims of the Sewol ferry disaster wrestle with riot police in Seoul on April 11, 2015. They tried to approach the Blue House presidential office, demanding a full account of the accident and raising of the sunken ship five days before the first anniversary of the tragedy in which over 300 people were dead or missing.

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People gather to remember S. Korean ferry accident

SEOUL, South Korea - People, including the bereaved families of people killed in the sinking of the South Korean ferry Sewol in April 2014 in southwestern waters, hold yellow balloons, a symbol of mourning for the victims, and gather in central Seoul on Nov. 1, 2014, the 200th day since the tragedy that left more than 300 people, mostly students on a school excursion, dead or missing.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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100 days after S. Korea ferry sinking

SEOUL, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol march in central Seoul on July 24, 2014, 100 days after the incident off South Korea's southern coast, demanding special legislation to investigate it. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Tokyo governor mourns ferry sinking victims

ANSAN, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe (L front), on a visit to South Korea, arrives July 24, 2014, at a memorial facility in Ansan, South Korea, for the victims of the sinking of a passenger ferry in April. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry Sewol sank April 16 off South Korea's southern coast.

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Tokyo Gov. Masuzoe in Seoul

SEOUL, South Korea - Tokyo Gov. Yoichi Masuzoe offers flowers in Seoul on July 23, 2014, at a memorial altar for victims of the Sewol ferry disaster in April that killed nearly 300 people. Masuzoe arrived in Seoul earlier in the day for a three-day visit. (Pool photo by Kyodo)

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - A relative of a passenger who died after the ferry Sewol sank, cries in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - A preparatory hearing is held at the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, in a trial over the alleged roles played by the captain and crew members of the sunken ferry Sewol in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Trial for crew of sunken S. Korean ferry

GWANGJU, South Korea - Bereaved families of passengers aboard the sunken ferry Sewol gather in front of the Gwangju District Court in Gwangju, South Korea, on June 10, 2014, as the captain and crew members of the ferry attend a preparatory hearing in a trial over their alleged roles in the accident. More than 300 people were killed or went missing when the ferry sank April 16.

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Women weep at memorial service for ferry tragedy victims

SEOUL, South Korea - Women weep at a memorial service held for the victims of the South Korean ferry tragedy on June 3, 2014, the 49th day since the accident, in Incheon, a city near Seoul, where the ferry Sewol sailed out. In the Buddhist tradition, a memorial service is held on the 49th day after someone's death.

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Memorial service held for ferry tragedy victims

SEOUL, South Korea - A memorial service is held for the victims of the South Korean ferry accident on June 3, 2014, the 49th day since the accident, in Incheon, a city near Seoul, where the ferry Sewol sailed out. In the Buddhist tradition, a memorial service is held on the 49th day after someone's death.

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Scale model of S. Korea's ill-fated Sewol ferry unveiled

SEOUL, South Korea - Law enforcement authorities display a scale model of the sunken Sewol ferry in Mokpo, South Korea, on May 29, 2014. Chonghaejin Marine Co., the operator of the ill-fated vessel, reportedly tried to sell the ferry for twice as much as it paid for it after it became unstable due to improper renovations.

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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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KBS president

SEOUL, South Korea - Gil Hwan Young, president of South Korean television network KBS, is pictured near the South Korean presidential office in Seoul on May 9, 2014. He apologized that day for an inappropriate remark allegedly made by the broadcaster's news bureau director to the relatives of passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol.

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KBS president

SEOUL, South Korea - Gil Hwan Young (R), president of South Korean television network KBS, apologizes to the relatives of passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol near the South Korean presidential office in Seoul on May 9, 2014. The apology was made for an inappropriate remark allegedly made by the broadcaster's news bureau director.

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Relatives of sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People holding portraits of their children who were victims aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2014, seeking a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.

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Relatives of sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People holding portraits of their children who were victims aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2014, seeking a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.

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Relatives of sunken ferry victims

SEOUL, South Korea - People holding portraits of their children who were victims aboard the sunken ferry Sewol sit near the presidential Blue House in Seoul on May 9, 2014, seeking a meeting with South Korean President Park Geun Hye.

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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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Trilateral environment meeting

DAEGU, South Korea - Japanese Environment Minister Nobuteru Ishihara offers silent prayers for the victims of South Korea's sunken ferry Sewol at the start of a tripartite environment ministers' meeting also involving China and South Korea in Daegu, South Korea, on April 29, 2014, the second day of the two-day meeting.

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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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