4 16 Causes of the South Korean passenger ship sinking accident

201April 16, a passenger ship with 476 people sank in the southwest 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 in the accident is scheduled to leave Incheon, South Korea at 0: 00 on April 20 16 and arrive in Jeju Island, South Korea.

The passenger ship carried 339 students and teachers from Ansan Yuan Tan High School, 2 Filipino female singers, 24 staff members and 477 others. Most of the passengers on board are high school students. A group of 325 teachers and students from Yuan Tan Middle School in Anshan City, Gyeonggi Province are going to Jeju Island for study tour.

In addition, it also includes 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 that the hull was hit badly, making a loud noise and shaking. Within a few seconds, the hull tilted and sank rapidly. At 7: 55 on April 201April 6, according to the rescued passengers, the ship's container and other objects fell to one side at the time of the incident, making the hull more inclined. The broadcast on the ship began to tell people about the danger and not to walk around. Suddenly, the hull overturned to one side.

20 14 04 16 7:58: The passenger ship sent a distress message saying that the hull was sinking, and the South Korean Marine Police rushed 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 said that "no one can give up".

201404169: 31:within two hours after flooding, the boat first rolled over, 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: Mokpo Marine Police of South Korea dispatched 60 marine police, 7 naval vessels and 2 fire elevators to the scene of the accident. Seven other private merchant ships also participated in the rescue.

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

201April161015: YTN TV reported that all 338 students had been rescued.

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

April 2065438+04 16, 10: 55: South Korea dispatched more than 20 ships, including the destroyer Da Rong Ruo, and a maritime warning helicopter to the rescue. The South Korean Air Force also urgently dispatched a C- 130 transport plane to transport 46 lifeboats to the accident area.

201April 41June 6 1 1 Point: The hull has been turned upside down and almost completely sunk.

20 14 1 16 April 16 at 0: 00 a.m, the Korean security headquarters held an emergency press conference, saying that the passenger ship had completely sunk and all the passengers had escaped.

201April 16 1: 00 14: South Korean marine police confirmed that a woman was killed in a shipwreck.

201April 41June 6 1 1: Korean media reported that 161people were rescued on board, which was a false alarm.

201April 16 12: Two people were killed in the accident, and the latest victim was a male who died of his injuries.

20 14 04 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.

April, 2065438+April 16 15: 23: amphibious assault ship, USA, rushed to the South Korean shipwreck to participate in the search and rescue.

2014041616: 33: Han entered the shipwreck search and rescue, and only searched the shallow sea area temporarily due to lack of equipment.

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

201April 16 18: 42: The number of people killed in the accident rose to 4.

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

2065438+23: 30 on April 6, 2004/KLOC-0: South Korea officially confirmed that the passenger ship was carrying 462 people,/KLOC-0: 74 people were rescued, 4 people were confirmed dead and 284 people were missing.

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

201April1June 20 14 7: 30: South Korea confirmed 174 people were rescued, 6 people were killed and nearly 300 people were missing.

At 201April1June 201July1KLOC-0/:30, the director of the Intelligence Investigation Bureau of the Korean 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 wreckage was earliest in 65438.

06 5438+04 04 17,1:48 (UTC+9), there were 475 passengers on board, 287 people were missing, 9 people were rescued 179, and 9 people died.

On April 7, 20 14, 17, the ferry was suspected to swerve suddenly, causing the cargo on board to pile to one side and eventually capsize and sink.

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