Chonghaejin Marine

Chonghaejin Marine Company Ltd. or Cheonghaejin Marine Company Ltd. (Hangul: 청해진해운; hanja: 淸海鎭海運; RR: cheong-hae-jin-hae-un) was a South Korean shipping company that operated the ferry MV Sewol that sank en route from Incheon towards Jeju on 16 April 2014. The Sewol capsized in the Maenggol Channel carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School; 172 passengers and crew survived, while 304 were drowned or still missing. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries cancelled Chonghaejin Marine's license to operate ferries on the Incheon-Jeju Island route in May 2014.

Chonghaejin Marine

Chonghaejin Marine Company Ltd. or Cheonghaejin Marine Company Ltd. (Hangul: 청해진해운; hanja: 淸海鎭海運; RR: cheong-hae-jin-hae-un) was a South Korean shipping company that operated the ferry MV Sewol that sank en route from Incheon towards Jeju on 16 April 2014. The Sewol capsized in the Maenggol Channel carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School; 172 passengers and crew survived, while 304 were drowned or still missing. The Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries cancelled Chonghaejin Marine's license to operate ferries on the Incheon-Jeju Island route in May 2014.