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Event.png Sinking of MV Sewol (Shipwrecking) Rdf-entity.pngRdf-icon.png
Sinking of MV Sewol.jpg
Date09:00, 16 April 2014 - 11:30, 16 April 2014
Location1.5 kilometres (0.93 mi) off,  Donggeochado,  Jindo County,  South Jeolla Province,  South Korea
Deaths295
Survivors172
DescriptionA ferry sinking which killed hundreds of schoolchildren. Officially, an accident.

Official narrative

A combination of factors combined to create this a tragic accident.

Concerns

Michael Shrimpton suggested a few days after the event that it may not be as simple as presented.[1]

Announcements were made over the public address system telling students to stay below decks.

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