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a ferry with 477 people on board is sunk in Korea of the South
Two dead and beyond 290 dispersed
April 16, 2014
Today in Korea of the South the Sewol ferry of the company of navigation Chonghaejin Marine Co. (CMC), with on board 477 passengers between which 325 students, have overturned and are sunk. In the incident, happened to 20 kilometers from the island of Byeongpoong, two people have died, while beyond 290 they turn out dispersed and 180 approximately have been drafts in salvo.
the Sewol, than CMC employed on the Inchon-Jeju route, was constructed in Japan in 1994. The ship, of 6.825 tons of tonnage and 3,794 gross capacities in tons, was long 146 meters, wide 22 meters and could transport 921 people and 130 motor vehicles and 60 trucks.
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Today in Korea of the South the Sewol ferry of the company of navigation Chonghaejin Marine Co. (CMC), with on board 477 passengers between which 325 students, have overturned and are sunk. In the incident, happened to 20 kilometers from the island of Byeongpoong, two people have died, while beyond 290 they turn out dispersed and 180 approximately have been drafts in salvo.
- Via Raffaele Paolucci 17r/19r - 16129 Genoa - ITALY
