sinking of the MV Sewol

Summary

sinking of the MV Sewol is a disaster^[1]. It ranks in the top 5% of disaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,934 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• sinking of the MV Sewol is in the country of South Korea^[3].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's instance of is recorded as disaster^[4].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's instance of is recorded as accident^[5].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's instance of is recorded as sinking^[6].
• sinking of the MV Sewol took place at South Korea^[7].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's Commons category is recorded as Sinking of the MV Sewol^[8].
• sinking of the MV Sewol took place on April 16, 2014^[9].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 34.239833, 'lon': 125.866361}^[10].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Sinking of the MV Sewol^[11].
• sinking of the MV Sewol resulted in {'amount': '+304'} deaths^[12].
• sinking of the MV Sewol caused {'amount': '+13'} injuries^[13].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's start point is recorded as Port of Incheon^[14].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's destination point is recorded as Jeju^[15].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's number of missing is recorded as {'amount': '+5'}^[16].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's number of survivors is recorded as {'amount': '+172'}^[17].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '세월호 침몰 참사'}^[18].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '세월호 침몰 참사'}^[19].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's native label is recorded as {'lang': 'ko', 'text': '세월호 참사'}^[20].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's vessel is recorded as MV Sewol^[21].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's length is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+145.61'}^[22].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's width is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+22.00'}^[23].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's beam is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+22.00'}^[24].
• sinking of the MV Sewol's draft is recorded as {'unit': 'Q11573', 'amount': '+14.00'}^[25].

Body

When and Where

sinking of the MV Sewol occurred on April 16, 2014^[9]. It took place at South Korea^[7]. It is in the country of South Korea^[3].

Context

Recorded instance of include disaster^[4], accident^[5], and sinking^[6].

Outcome and Impact

sinking of the MV Sewol resulted in {'amount': '+304'} deaths^[12]. It caused {'amount': '+13'} injuries^[13].

Why It Matters

sinking of the MV Sewol ranks in the top 5% of disaster entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (15,934 views/month).^[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 24 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[26] It is known by 7 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[27]