South Korea on Wednesday marked the 11th anniversary of the Sewol ferry disaster, with memorial events held nationwide to honor the 304 lives lost in the country’s worst maritime tragedy.
On April 16, 2014, the passenger ferry, which was carrying 476 people, most of them high school students on a field trip to the southern island of Jeju, sank off Jindo, South Jeolla Province. The tragedy sparked a wave of grief and outrage, leading to changes in safety regulations and growing calls for greater government accountability.
Family members of the victims of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster pay tribute during a memorial ceremony held Wednesday at the diaster site off the coast of Jindo, South Jeolla Province.
A member of a bereaved family of victims of the 2014 Sewol ferry disaster ties a memorial ribbon to a cherry blossom-shaped sculpture during a memorial event at the site of the coast of Jindo, South Jeolla Province, Wednesday.
South Gyeongsang Province Education Superintendent Park Jong-hoon attends a memorial ceremony at the Wall of Remembrance for Sewol at Uichang-gu, Changwon, South Gyeongsang Province, Wednesday.
A citizen pays tribute at a memorial altar displaying photos of the 304 victims, located in Dongseong-ro, Jung-gu, Daegu, on Wednesday. (Photos by Yonhap)
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