In the world we live in today, a significant number of people depend on the convenience, reliability and safety of public transportation, also known as common carriers. Public transportation is necessary in cities like San Francisco because using public transportation is the most efficient and conservative means of transportation. We've all relied on a common carrier in one way or another, whether it's taking the Greyhound to visit a friend in Los Angeles or taking a ferry to visit far-flung places like Alcatraz . Common carriers may be an entity or person carrying out an activity of transporting people or goods for remuneration. Because common carriers retain control over the safety of passengers and property through leasing, under California law, common carriers are held to a higher standard of care than other transportation services. Civil Code §2100 states that common carriers “shall use the greatest care and diligence to ensure the safe transportation of passengers, shall furnish everything necessary for that purpose, and shall exercise for that purpose a reasonable degree reasonable competence”. (CC §2100 1) That said, common carriers owe a duty of extreme care, and if that duty of care is violated, the common carrier or responsible persons may be liable for damages caused by the violation. In the following analysis of the Sewol ferry disaster, the legalities of American law will be applied to determine who is responsible for the injuries and deaths of many people in this unfortunate disaster. The FerryThe MV Sewol, originally the Ferry, was built by a Japanese company. called Hayashikane Shipbuilding & Engineering Co. Ltd. The Sewol was 479 feet long and 72 feet wide and could carry 921 passengers with a maximum capacity, including crew, of 956. The Sewol also...... middle of paper. ...... "Off-duty South Korean ferry captain says he warned Sewol was unstable after changes." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, April 30, 2014. Web. May 03, 2014.4. Campbell, Charlie. "Reports: South Korean ferry sank because it was dangerously overloaded." Time. Time, May 2, 2014. the web. May 03, 2014.5. York, Christopher J. "RESPONSIBILITY FOR VICTORY CONTROLLERS: SUPERIOR RESPONSIBILITY AND SECURITIES LAWS - A REVERSIBLE CONSENSUS IN CIRCUITS." Emory University School of Law. Emory Law Journal 313th ser. 42. Emory LJ (1993): n. page. Internet. May 3, 1993. .6. DiBlasio, Natalie. “All 15 crew members who sailed on South Korean ferry in custody.” The United States Today. Gannett, April 26, 2014. Web. May 05 2014.