This document is a story about the MV Sewol ferry disaster in South Korea. The Sewol was a passenger ferry that sank off the coast of South Korea on April 16, 2014, resulting in 304 deaths, mostly high school students. Social media played an important role in the disaster as passengers on board the sinking ferry used smartphones to send messages pleading for help to friends and family.

1. THIS IS A STORY ABOUT MV
SEWOL

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*all graphics/images were made by me unless otherwise stated
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