List of South Korean ferry disasters
This is a list of disasters involving ferries of South Korea.
| Date | Ship Name | Description | Lives Lost | Image |
| 1953 January 5 | It was cruising from Yeosu towards Busan. 229 out of 236 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload". | 229 | ||
| 1963 January 18 | 140 out of 141 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: ignored storm alert; passenger and freight overload". | 140 | ||
| 1970 December 14 | MV Namyoung-ho | Travelling from Busan towards Jeju. 326 out of 388 passengers died due to "non-compliance with regulations: freight overload; illegal reconstruction". | 326 | |
| 1993 October 10 | MV Seohae | Sank near Wido island, Jeolla Province. The ship was carrying 362 passengers and heavy freight in bad weather. | 292 | |
| 2014 April 16 | MV Sewol | Capsized while carrying 476 people, mostly secondary school students from Danwon High School who were travelling from Incheon towards Jeju. The ship was overloaded with 3,608 tons of cargo, more than three times its capacity of 987 tons. | 304 |