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Ship With Hundreds of Students Sinks Off South Korea

A ferry carrying around 470 passengers, mostly students from a high school in Ansan, capsized off South Korea’s southwest coast early on Wednesday, April 16. The ferry was off the island of Jindo in South Jeolla Province and taking passengers from Danwon High School in Ansan, Gyeonggi Province, on a school trip to Jeju island. Footage from the South Korean Coast Guard shows the ship. Credit: Republic of Korea Coast Guard