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The Sewol Ferry Disaster was a major maritime accident that occurred on April 16, 2014, off the southwest coast of South Korea. The passenger ferry MV Sewol set out in the early morning from Incheon Port bound for Jeju Island but capsized and sank near the waters of Jindo. At the time of the accident, there were 476 people on board, the majority of whom were second-year students from Danwon High School in Ansan. The Sewol disaster is regarded as one of the largest civilian maritime accidents in

Vasa is a warship built for the Swedish Navy in the 17th century. On its maiden voyage on 10 August 1628 in the harbor of Stockholm, it sank after traveling less than a nautical mile (1.85 km). The ship’s hull was raised from the sea in 1961 and, after a long process of conservation and reconstruction, it began to be displayed in 1990 at the Vasa Museum in Stockholm. It is estimated that 98 percent of the hull remains intact, making it the oldest intact wooden ship ever recovered.Historical Cont