Korea is marking one of its most solemn anniversaries on this Monday.<br />Four years ago today -- on April 16th, 2014 -- the Sewol-ho ferry capsized in waters off South Korea's southwestern coast, killing more than 300 people, most of whom were teenagers on a field trip.<br />Our Kim Hyo-sun has more on how people in Korea are remembering one of the darkest days in the nation's history. <br /> <br /> Four years have passed since Korea witnessed its worst maritime disaster,... which claimed the lives of 304 people, mostly high school students on a field trip to Jeju Island. <br />In memory of the Sewol-ho ferry victims,... memorial ceremonies were held nationwide on Sunday. <br />At the nation's southwestern port city of Mokpo,... the ill-fated ferry lies above water,... and was open to the public for the first time. <br /><br /> "Marking the fourth year since the Sewol-ho disaster, we are sharing the pain with the families of the victims through this memorial ceremony. We hope this tragedy can become a stepping stone for a safer society." <br /><br />People gathered to remember the victims and the tragedy.<br /><br /> "I feel so sad looking at the ferry up close. I hope we can make a safer nation for our children."<br /><br />People also visited to the official government memorial alter at Ansan, Gyeonggi-do Province,... where the government will hold a special ceremony on Monday. <br /> Some five-thousand people, including Prime Minister Lee Nak-yon and the victims' families, are expected to attend. <br /> A separate memorial service will also be held in the western port city of Incheon,... where the memorial alter for non-student victims has been prepared.<br />Kim Hyo-sun, Arirang News. <br />
