{"id":36801,"date":"2025-11-16T22:41:49","date_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:41:49","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/localhost:8012\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/11\/16\/incheons-island-ferry-crossing\/"},"modified":"2025-11-16T22:41:49","modified_gmt":"2025-11-17T01:41:49","slug":"incheons-island-ferry-crossing","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/11\/16\/incheons-island-ferry-crossing\/","title":{"rendered":"Incheon\u2019s Island Ferry Crossing"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n  <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/live.staticflickr.com\/65535\/54928887144_aa5d27db71_k.jpg\"><\/p>\n<p>During my visit to <b>Wolmido in Incheon<\/b>, I had the chance to watch the <b>Sejong 5-ho (\uc138\uc885 5\ud638)<\/b> make its way across the bay, a ferry that forms part of the everyday traffic between the city and the islands scattered across the Yellow Sea. It\u2019s a Ro\u2013Pax vessel, launched in 2004, built to carry both people and vehicles\u2014up to 290 passengers and 47 cars\u2014with a compact but sturdy profile measuring just over 49 meters long and 14 meters wide, weighing in at 409 gross tons. Operated by Sejong Shipping (\uc138\uc885\ud574\uc6b4), it serves the short routes to Shindo and Jangbongdo, moving at a steady 13.5 knots as it crosses the calm channels around Incheon.<\/p>\n<p>Seeing it slip past the waterfront gave me a sense of how essential these ferries are to the rhythm of local life, connecting the mainland with the islands in a way that feels both routine and quietly significant.<\/p>\n<p>Wolmido, Jung-gu, Incheon, South Korea<\/p>\n<div class=\"map-container\" style=\"text-align: center; margin: 20px 0;\">\n  <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93293461@N03\/54928887144\/map\" target=\"_blank\"><br \/>\n    <img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/GabrielPaladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/map_54928887144.png\" alt=\"Mapa de ubicaci\u00f3n de la foto\" style=\"width: 450px; height: auto; display: block; margin: 0 auto;\"><br \/>\n  <\/a>\n<\/div>\n<p class=\"equipment-block\"><b>Camera:<\/b> Canon EOS 800D \/ Rebel T7i \/ Kiss X9i<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/GabrielPaladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/b_c800d.png\" style=\"height:100px;\" alt=\"Canon EOS 800D \/ Rebel T7i \/ Kiss X9i\"><\/p>\n<p class=\"equipment-block\"><b>Lens:<\/b> TAMRON SP 28-75mm F\/2.8 Di A09E<br \/><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"\/GabrielPaladino.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/l_t28-75.png\" style=\"height:100px;\" alt=\"TAMRON SP 28-75mm F\/2.8 Di A09E\"><\/p>\n<p><b>Capture Information:<\/b><br \/>\n   Focal Length: 28.0 mm<br \/>\n   Shutter Speed: 1\/400<br \/>\n   Aperture: f\/8.0<br \/>\n   ISO: 100\n<\/p>\n<p>Photo Taken: April 25, 2025<br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/flic.kr\/p\/2rFSUsm\">High resolution<\/a><br \/>\n     <a href=\"https:\/\/www.flickr.com\/photos\/93293461@N03\/\">Flickr Gallery<\/a>\n  <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><b>Did you like this post?<\/b><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>During my visit to Wolmido in Incheon, I had the chance to watch the Sejong 5-ho (\uc138\uc885 5\ud638) make its way across the bay, a ferry that forms part of the everyday traffic between the city and the islands scattered across the Yellow Sea. It\u2019s a Ro\u2013Pax vessel, launched in 2004, built to carry both [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"jetpack_seo_schema_type":"","_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_feature_clip_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":"","jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false},"categories":[2],"tags":[1015,1358,2029,2380,3490,4324,15393,5352,5354,6104,6607,6610,6612,6934,8077,8078,8876,8877,10119,10565,10776,15394,15395,11964,12203,12205,12206,13786,14130,14227,14728,15396,15390,15391,15392],"class_list":["post-36801","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-related-posts","tag-asia","tag-barco","tag-buque","tag-canon","tag-corea-del-sur","tag-east-asia","tag-ferry","tag-gabriel-paladino-ibanez","tag-gabrielpaladino-com","tag-harbor","tag-incheon","tag-incheon-bay","tag-incheon-port","tag-jung-gu","tag-maritime","tag-maritimo","tag-nautica","tag-nautical","tag-photography","tag-port","tag-puerto","tag-ro-pax","tag-sejong-5-ho","tag-ship","tag-south-korea","tag-south-korea-2025","tag-south-korean-vessel","tag-vessel","tag-wolmido","tag-yellow-sea","tag-14728","tag-15396","tag-15390","tag-15391","tag-15392","has-post-thumbnail"],"tags_input":"asia,barco,buque,canon,Corea del Sur,East Asia,ferry,Gabriel Paladino Iba\u00f1ez,gabrielpaladino.com,harbor,incheon,Incheon Bay,Incheon Port,Jung-gu,maritime,maritimo,nautica,nautical,photography,port,puerto,Ro-Pax,Sejong 5-ho,ship,South Korea,South Korea 2025,South Korean vessel,vessel,wolmido,Yellow Sea,\ub300\ud55c\ubbfc\uad6d,\uc138\uc885 5\ud638,\uc778\ucc9c,\uc778\ucc9c\ud56d,\uc911\uad6c","jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/phjlBv-9zz","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_likes_enabled":true,"jetpack-related-posts":[{"id":31236,"url":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/07\/17\/wolmi-ferris-wheel\/","url_meta":{"origin":36801,"position":0},"title":"Wolmi Ferris Wheel","author":"Gabriel Paladino Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez","date":"July 17, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"Located in Wolmi Theme Park on Wolmido Island (Incheon, South Korea), the Wolmi Ferris Wheel was designed to be one of the tallest in the country and is visible from much of Incheon Bay.While it may not have the international fame of wheels like the Yokohama Cosmo Clock or the\u2026","rel":"","context":"In &quot;Related posts&quot;","block_context":{"text":"Related posts","link":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/category\/related-posts\/"},"img":{"alt_text":"","src":"","width":0,"height":0},"classes":[]},{"id":30720,"url":"http:\/\/pelecyphora.ddns.net:60123\/GabrielPaladino.com\/2025\/07\/12\/jun-star\/","url_meta":{"origin":36801,"position":1},"title":"JUN STAR","author":"Gabriel Paladino Ib\u00e1\u00f1ez","date":"July 12, 2025","format":false,"excerpt":"The JUN STAR is a tugboat flying the South Korean flag and working in the busy port of Incheon, Jung-gu, Incheon. 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