4 16 Causes of the South Korean passenger ship sinking accident

201April 16, a passenger ship with 476 people sank in the southwestern waters of South Korea, and South Korean marine police and warships rushed to the rescue. There were about 450 people on board, most of whom were high school students who went on an outing to Jeju Island. At 8: 58 am local time, the ship sent out a distress signal.

The passenger ship involved is scheduled to depart from Incheon, South Korea, and arrive in Jeju Island, South Korea at 0: 00 on April 20 14/6.

This passenger ship carries 339 teachers and students of Ansan Yuan Tan High School, 2 Filipino female singers and 24 staff members, with a total of 477 people. Most of the passengers on board are high school students, and 325 teachers and students from Yuan Tan Middle School in Anshan City, Gyeonggi Province will go to Jeju Island for study tour.

In addition, it also contains 150- 180 cars and 1 157 tons of goods. The Embassy of China confirmed that there was a man and a woman on board from China, and there was a female student from China on the missing list, but her nationality was unknown.

According to the Coast Guard, the parents of a student on board reported directly to the police that the ferry began to sink at 8: 58.

201April 15 at 20: 00: The passenger ship "Shiyue" (6,825 tons) left Incheon Port and embarked on a journey to Jeju Island. At about 7: 55, I felt the hull was badly hit, and there was a loud noise and shaking. Within a few seconds, the hull tilted and sank rapidly. 201416 at 7: 55 on April 7, according to the rescued passengers, the container and other objects on board fell to one side at the time of the incident, which made the hull more inclined. The broadcast on the ship began to tell people about the danger and not to walk around, and the hull suddenly overturned to one side.

201April 16 7: 58: The passenger ship sent a distress message saying that the hull was sinking, and the South Korean Marine Police quickly went to the rescue.

201April 16 At 9: 00, the passenger ship sent a distress signal in the waters near Guanmei Island, Jindo County, Jeollanam-do. South Korean President park geun-hye said that the South Korean government will do its best to search and rescue, and that "no one can give up".

Within two hours after the flood, Shiyue first rolled, then capsized, then the stern sank, the bow rose, and then gradually sank until the bulbous bow at the bottom of the bow completely disappeared, and more than 90% of the hull tilted into the water.

201April 16 9: 40: The Mokpo Marine Police of South Korea dispatched 60 marine police, 7 naval vessels and 2 fire elevators to the accident site. Seven other private merchant ships also participated in the rescue.

201April 16 10: South Korean Marine Police rescued 120 passengers.

YTN TV reported that all 338 students were rescued.

201April 16, 10, 16: Passengers said that the rescue helicopter had arrived.

South Korea sent more than 20 ships to the rescue, including the destroyer Da Rong Ruo and a maritime early warning helicopter. The South Korean Air Force also dispatched a C- 130 transport plane to transport 46 lifeboats to the accident area.

201April1June 1 1 point: the hull has been turned upside down and almost completely sunk.

201April 16 At 0: 00 am, the South Korean Security Headquarters held an emergency press conference, saying that the passenger ship had completely sunk and all passengers had escaped.

201April 16 1: 00 14: The South Korean Marine Police confirmed that a woman was killed in a shipwreck.

201April1June1point 15: Korean media reported that 161people were rescued on board, which was a false alarm.

201April 16 12: Two people died in the accident. The latest victim was a man who died of his injuries.

20 14 Apr. 16, 14: 00: South Korea informed that there were 459 people on board, and 164 people were rescued, 2 people were dead and 295 people were missing.

201April 16 15: 23: amphibious assault ship, USA, rushed to the South Korean shipwreck site to participate in the search and rescue.

201April 16 16: 33: Han entered the sunken ship for search and rescue. Due to the lack of equipment, he only searched the shallow sea area for the time being.

201April 16/6: 59: South Korea dispatched 16 helicopters and 24 ships to carry out rescue, and nearby fishing boats also rushed to the scene to participate in the rescue.

2014041618: 42: the number of people killed in the accident rose to 4.

201April 16 19: 00: The underwater search and rescue was suspended due to bad weather.

2065438+23: 30 on April 16, 2004: Korean officials confirmed that the passenger ship was carrying 462 people, 174 people were rescued, 4 people were confirmed dead and 284 people were missing.

201April16201April 17 1: Underwater search and rescue work started again.

201April 16 at 7: 30: South Korea confirmed that 174 people were rescued, 6 people died and nearly 300 people were missing.

At 201April1June1July1:30, the director of the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of Korea Marine Police announced to his family that the hull would be hoisted by injecting air, and many experts would go to the scene to direct the rescue. It is estimated that the shipwreck will be in 65438 at the earliest.

As of 06:5438+04 UTC 06:5438+07: 1 1:48 (UTC +9), there were 475 passengers on board, 287 people were missing, 179 people were rescued and 9 people died.

On April 7, 20 14, 17, the ferry suddenly swerved, causing the cargo on board to pile to one side and eventually capsized and sank.

Before the ship sank, the ship's public address system broadcast the following statement: "Please don't panic and stay where you are." .