In the world we live in today a significant number of people rely on the convenience, reliability and safety of public transportation or also known as Common Carriers. Public transportation is necessary in cities like San Francisco, because using shared transit is the most efficient and conservative mode 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 see remote locations like Alcatraz. Common carriers may be an entity or person in the business of transporting people or property for hire. Because common carriers maintain control of the safety of passengers and property through chartering, 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 utmost care and diligence for the safe transportation [of passengers], shall furnish everything necessary for that purpose, and shall exercise a reasonable degree of skill therefor." (CC §2100 1) That said, common carriers impose the highest duty of care, and in the event of a breach of that duty of care, the common carrier or responsible persons may be liable for damages caused by the breach. In the following analysis of the Sewol Ferry Disaster, the legal aspects of American law will be applied to determine who is responsible for the injuries and deaths of many people in this unfortunate disaster. The Ferry The 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 of 956, including l 'crew. Also the Sewol...... half of the paper. ...... "Captain of off-duty South Korean ferry says he warned Sewol was unstable after changes." CBSNews. CBS Interactive, April 30, 2014. Web. May 3, 2014.4. Campbell, Charlie. “Report: South Korean ferry sank because it was dangerously overloaded.” Time. Time, 2 May 2014. Web. 03 May 2014.5. York, Christopher J. “VICARIAN LIABILITY OF CONTROLLING PARTIES: RESPONDEAT SUPERIOR AND THE TITLES ACTS – A REVERSIBLE CONSENT IN CIRCUITS.” Emory University School of Law. Emory Law Journal 313 ser. 42. Emory LJ (1993): n. page Network. May 3, 1993. .6. Di Blasio, Natalie. “All 15 crew members who sailed the South Korean ferry in custody.” United States today. Gannett, April 26, 2014. Web. May 5 2014.