On Sunday, the Pink Dolphin, a 223-ton high-speed ferry loaded with 158 passengers and five crew, ran up on rocks while operating in fog, near the port of Mokpo on the southwest coast of Korea, 400 km south of Seoul. The captain reported that he was maneuvering to avoid a fishing boat when the ferry hit the rocks. The 163 aboard were rescued by the South Korean Coast Guard. Six minor injuries were reported.
The grounding took place not far from where the passenger ferry Sewol sank in April of 2014 with the loss of over 300, many of whom were high school students on a field trip.
Coastguard saves 163 lives after South Korean ferry hits rock in fog
Thanks to Irwin Bryan for contributing to this post.
IF I read this correctly, the Sewol was almost at the southern end of S. Korea when she sank.
The
6,825-ton vessel sent a
distress signal from
about 2.7 kilometres
(1.7 mi) north of
Byeongpungdo at 08:58
Korea Standard Time
(23:58 UTC, 15 April
2014).
https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sinking_of_MV_Sewol
High speed ferry, rocks and fog. Which of the three was not making allowances for the other two?