THE SINKING OF THE MV SEWOL BY MUHAMAD AFIG

  

This time talks about MV Sewol sinking at South Korea.The Japanese-built South Korean ferry capsized while carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School (Anson City).

The sinking of MV Sewol occurred on the morning of 16 April 2014 en route from Incheon to Jeju and 304 passengers died in the disaster.Of the approximately 172 survivors, many were rescued by fishing boats and other commercial vessels that arrived at the scene approximately 30 minutes before any South Korean coast guard or Republic of Korea (ROK) Navy ship. Convictions 36 years (captain) 30 years (chief engineer) and 5–20 years (13 other crew)

BACKGROUND OF SHIP

Mv Sewol was built by the Japanese company Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd in 1994.[14] At 146 m (479 ft) in length and 22 m (72 ft) in width, it could carry 921 passenger or a total of 956 persons, including her 35 man crew. It had been reported to have space for 180 or 220 cars and could carry 152 twenty-foot shipping containers. The maximum speed of the ship was 22 knots (41 km/h; 25 mph)

 CAUSES OF SHIP SINK

As of 17 April, the ROK Coast Guard has concluded that an "unreasonably sudden turn" to starboard was the cause of the capsizing. According to ROK,the sudden turn caused the cargo to shift to the left, causing the ship to experience an incline and to eventually become unmanageable for the crew to handle.

Secondary causes have also affected the capsizing of the ferry by decreasing the restoring force. The crew of the ferry stated that the lack of restoring force was a cause of the disaster. The police are currently investigating secondary causes which could have lessened the ship's restoring force.

Other causes are overloading and not properly securing cargo.The MV Sewol was carrying 3,608 tons of cargo, more than three times the limit of 987 tons. The overloading was also previously noted by an off-duty captain and the first mate.

MISSING AND DEATH PASSENGERS

Initial reports stated that rescuers retrieved 368 people from cold waters as the passengers, mostly school students, had jumped overboard when the vessel started sinking, but the South Korean government later corrected this statement, saying 295 passengers remained missing, 22 of the 29 crew survived, including 15 responsible for the navigation. New report said that the death toll has gone up to 275, with dozens more still missing.

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