MV Sewol

MV Sewol
MV Sewol at Incheon in March 2014
History
Name
  • Ferry Naminoue (1994–2012)
  • Sewol (2013–2014)
Owner
Port of registry
  • Japan Naze, Japan (1994–2012)
  • South Korea Incheon, South Korea (2012–2014)
BuilderHayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd., Nagasaki, Japan
Yard number1006
Launched13 April 1994
CompletedJune 1994
IdentificationIMO number9105205
FateCapsized and sank on 16 April 2014, Salvaged 2017
General characteristics
TypeRoPax ferry
Tonnage
Length145.61 m (477 ft 9 in)
Beam22.00 m (72 ft 2 in)
Draught6.26 m (20 ft 6 in)
Depth14.00 m (45 ft 11 in)
Installed power
  • 2 × Diesel United-Pielstick 12PC2-6V-400
  • 11,912 kW (15,974 hp) (combined)
Propulsion
Speed21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph)
Capacity
  • As Sewol: 921 passengers, 88 cars, 60 8-ton trucks
  • As Ferry Naminoue: 804 passengers, 90 cars, and 60 trucks
Crew35

MV Sewol (Hangul: 세월호, Hanja: 世越號, Beyond the World)[1][note 1] was a South Korean vehicle-passenger ferry, built and previously operated in Japan. She operated between Incheon and Jeju. On 16 April 2014, Sewol capsized and sank with the loss of 304 passengers and crew.

  1. ^ Kim (김), Myung-ji (명지) (24 April 2014). [세월호 참사 / 유병언 – 家 비리의혹] 세월호의 '세월(世越)'은 '세상을 초월'… 유씨 自稱 '아해'는 '야훼(하나님)'를 의미 (in Korean). chosun.com. Archived from the original on 27 May 2014. Retrieved 3 July 2014.


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