South Korean Ferry Disaster Mirrors Earlier Japanese Boat Capsizing
April 27, 2014 10:43 AM EDT In 2009, the Ariake, a Japanese ferry on its way to Okinawa through rough currents, capsized and slowly sank. Five years later, the Korean ferry Sewol capsized and sank in rough currents as well, only this time the ship trapped hundreds of high school students on its way down.