“Spring Day†came out three years after the sinking of the Sewol ferry, a disaster in which an improperly inspected, overloaded, and unbalanced ferry capsized on an overnight journey.
When the Sewol Ferry capsized off South Korea's southern coast near Jindo County on 16 April 2014, the yellow ribbon quickly became a widespread symbol online symbolizing hopes of return of the passengers.
Survivors of South Korea's Sewol ferry disaster have begun testifying against the captain and crew. The passenger ferry capsized on 16 April, killing 304 of the 476 people on board. More than 300 passengers were Danwon High School pupils on an organised trip, but only 75 students survived.
MV Skagit was a Skagit Kalama-class passenger ferry originally operated by Washington State Ferries (WSF) from 1989–2009 and then in Tanzania until her sinking in Zanzibar in July 2012.
MV Skagit.
| History |
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| Out of service | July 18, 2012 |
| Fate | Sank near Chumbe Island off Zanzibar; c. 150 people presumed dead. |
| General characteristics |
Data has been restored from at least two phones found on the Sewol ferry, which sank in 2014 off South Korea, giving insights into the victims' last moments. "Don't die, stay alive," was among the frantic messages received before the vessel went down, killing 304 people.
An investigation committee in 2014 had said that the accident took place due to an illegal redesign of the 6,825 ton vessel, along with overloading of the cargo and human errors.
The Korean language is part of a northern Asian language known as Altaic, that includes Turkish, Mongolian and Japanese, suggesting early Northern migrations and trade. Korean was also heavily influenced by Chinese, but have adopted its own writing system in the 16th century.
Why a boat or ship may sinkMany of the boats that sink are docked, but a lot of them sink at sea, from ferry boats to freighters to sailboats and yachts, and yes, even cruise ships occasionally sink.
Speaking about the concept and meaning behind "Spring Day" during a V Live broadcast, RM stated that he wrote the lyrics when thinking of his middle and high-school mates, from whom he hadn't heard in a long time. RM compared the song's mood to that of the band's 2015 singles, "I Need U" and "Run".
Final search of Sewol hull complete, with 5 victims still missing. The final search following the sunken Sewol ferry's upright mounting has come to an end.
The 16 and 17 year-old children from Danwon-High School in Ansan, a city near to Seoul, were on a class trip to Jaeju island in a ferry named Sewol when it sank by the southwestern coast in South Korea on the 16th of April this year.
MV Sewol
| History |
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| Propulsion | Two shafts; fixed pitch propellers Bow and stern thrusters |
| Speed | 21.5 knots (39.8 km/h; 24.7 mph) |
| Capacity | As Sewol: 921 passengers, 88 cars, 60 8-ton trucks As Ferry Naminoue: 804 passengers, 90 cars, and 60 trucks |
| Crew | 35 |
'REMEMBER 0416': The classroom is dedicated to the loss of 250 students, who tragically drowned on April 16, or '0416' +20.
In one of the deadliest mass shootings in the United States, 33 people, including the shooter, were killed on the Blacksburg, Virginia, campus of Virginia Tech. American basketball player Kareem Abdul-Jabbar, who won five NBA championships with the Los Angeles Lakers (1980, 1982, 1985, 1987, and 1988), was born.
