On 16 April 2014, the "Sewol," a ferry carrying 476 passengers and cargo, capsized off the southern coast of South Korea. This incident, known as the 'Sewol Ferry Disaster' or 'Sewol Ferry Sinking,' resulted in the deaths of 304 people, 250 of which were students from Danwon High School in Ansan, who were on a school field trip. Most of the 174 survivors had survived because they refused to obey the crew's order to "Stay where you are!" Korea's Coast Guard had not managed to save the victims while the government and media reported that people were being rescued, adding to the agony of families and friends of the passengers.