Ten years after the vessel sank in South Korea, killing more than 300 people, families of the victims gathered to mourn the deceased. On April 16, 2014, the ferry began taking on water while carrying 476 people from the port of Incheon to Jeju Island. It capsized and sank on live TV, stunning the nation. Among the dead or missing were 250 high school students. Investigations determined that the ship had been modified illegally and that it was overloaded on the day it sank, Reuters reported