On April 16, 2014, the MV Sewol ferry was traveling from Incheon to Jeju in South Korea when it suffered a catastrophic stability failure. The vessel was carrying 476 people, including 325 students from Danwon High School. During a sharp turn, the overloaded ship began to tilt violently because the cargo was not properly secured and the vessel had been illegally modified. The horror of the disaster was captured on the cell phones of students who followed the ships intercom instructions to stay i