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Events on Wednesday 16 April 2014 1
2014Sinking of the MV SewolSouth Korean ferry disaster kills over 300, mostly studentsThe ferry MV Sewol capsized and sank off the coast of South Korea while traveling from Incheon to Jeju, killing 304 people, most of them high school students on a field trip. The disaster exposed serious safety failures and a botched government rescue response. It led to major reforms of South Korea's maritime safety regulations.