[Photo] Dutch research institute to investigate cause of 2014 Sewol sinking

The 4.16 Family Association for relatives of those who died in the April 2014 sinking of the Sewol announced that the Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) will begin an investigation into the accident on Jan. 22. The Association had planned to convene a special commission of inquiry immediately after the sinking, but the Park Geun-hye government had refused to authorize funds for the investigation, labeling it as a “tax fraud.” Victor Ferrari, the MARIN researcher who is heading the project, said, “It took us eight weeks to create the model ship, and two weeks to install the internal electromechanical device. The family members then gave us the 0416 ribbon, which we attached to the model.”

The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) is preparing a simulation to investigate the cause of the Sewol sinking by using a model which is 1/25 the size of the actual boat. The model is 170 meters long and 40 meters wide and a large water tank will be used for the simulation. (by Jung Eun-joo, staff reporter)

The model being used to simulate the Sewol sinking is 1/25 the size of the actual boat. (provided by 4.16 Family Association)

The Maritime Research Institute Netherlands (MARIN) prepares a simulation to investigate the cause of the Sewol sinking. (by Jung Eun-joo, staff reporter)