South Korean Ferry Sinks, Taking Many Student Lives

The South Korean ferry shipwreck has tragically taken many student lives. 281 passengers from the ferry are still missing, and horrifically, most of these individuals are high school students.

There were 462 passengers aboard and 325 of them were students from Danwon High School in Ansan, 20 miles south of Seoul. The students were headed on an overnight trip to Jeju, where they were planning to spend four days on a resort island as a field trip.

The cause of the accident is unknown, although there have been reports of the ship possibly hitting something before it started to sink. The ship capsized within two hours of its first distress call. The ferry was also carrying a large number of vehicles.

These students were in their second year of high school and were taking the trip as a break before their last year, when they must take difficult college entrance exams.

Coast guard, military and commercial vehicles are all working to rescue survivors of the ferry’s wreck. We at ClearCause urge you to do all you can to stay safe as you travel. Our heartfelt sympathies go out to all of the South Korean students and families who have lost loved ones.