Sinking of Namyoung-Ho

On December 15, 1970, the South Korean ferryboat "Namyoung-Ho", sank in the Korea Strait. The vessel was heading from Seogwipo-si to Seongsanpo Port near Busan, before it sank about away from Yeosu and Jeollanam
Boat.
The ferry was a 362-ton vessel, with a reported capacity of 321 persons and 140 tons of cargo.
Incident.
On December 12, 1970 the ferry departed with 338 passengers on board en route to Jeju island from Busan
. The sinking on December 14 was blamed on overloading of the vessel, with initial reports stating that the ferry tilted to one side after 150 crates of tangerines had been placed on one side of the ship.