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[Ferry Disaster] Ferry operator’s shutdown of response center sparks criticism
The operator of the ill-fated Sewol ferry is under attack for prematurely closing its own response center Thursday, just a day after its ship sank off the southern coast of South Korea. Chonghaejin Marine Co. cut off media access to its response center, which was opened near Incheon shortly after Wednesday’s ferry accident. The company made three corrections regarding the number of passengers on board, and is refusing to talk to reporters staked out in front of the office. The number changed fro
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Grieving S. Korean parents consumed by agony and anger
The pin-drop silence as the student's name was read out was broken by a piercing scream of anguished recognition as her shattered parents clutched each other in the cold, harbour gymnasium.The announcement of the sixth confirmed victim from the sinking of a South Korean ferry carrying hundreds of high school students came after a night-long vigil for relatives who had travelled to the southern island of Jindo to be near the rescue effort.The gymnasium where hundreds spent the night on the floor
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Strong wave, wind hinder rescue operation
Hundreds of divers on Thursday strived to find some 287 people missing from Wednesday’s ferry sinking, but bad weather conditions presented an overwhelming challenge as the death toll climbed to nine.A joint rescue team consisting of government and civilian divers resumed the search and rescue operations for passengers on the sunken ferry Sewol. But rain coupled with winds of up to 5 meters per second impeded their work.The low temperature of 14.4 Celsius -- up two degrees from the day before --
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Prime Minister berated by families of Sewol victims
Prime Minister Chung Hong-won made a visit to a gymnasium in Jindo to console the families of victims of the sunken ferry in the early hours of Thursday, only to be attacked by angry parents. Parents of the students onboard the Sewol ferry shouted, threw objects, and pulled clothes from the prime minister. Chung made the visit to the gymnasium in South Jeolla Province, just hours after returning from overseas tours to China and Pakistan. Family and friends of those who went missing in the sinkin
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] ‘Survivors still inside capsized ferry’
Korean authorities on Thursday said they were investigating claims that there were still survivors stuck inside the sunken ferry Sewol.A family member of one of 289 missing passengers who had been onboard the doomed ship said early Thursday that the school children were barricaded in the ship.“My husband said a civilian diver who participated in the rescue mission heard children shout ‘help’ inside the ship,” she said. “I also heard that divers rescued a survivor around 7:40 p.m.”Others also rep
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Search resumes for missing in sunken ferry
(Yonhap)Search operations resumed in full scale Thursday for hundreds of passengers missing after their ferry sank off South Korea's southern coast a day earlier in what is believed to be one of the country's deadliest offshore accidents.Nine out of 475 passengers, mostly high school students, aboard the 6,325-ton ferry Sewol have been confirmed dead so far, while 179 others have been rescued. But the fate of the remaining 287 remains unknown amid growing fears they are trapped inside the sunken
Latest NewsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Rapid direction change, route deviation may be cause of ferry disaster
The sunken ferry Sewol deviated from the Ministry of Oceans and Fisheries-recommended route, the Coast Guard said Thursday. In addition, speculation has risen that steering too sharply was the cause of the accident. According to reports, the Coast Guard investigators suspect that the ship changed directly too quickly, causing cargo to come loose and push the vessel off balance. The site of the accident is said to be near the point where ships on the Incheon-Jejudo route change directions. Based
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] Search continues as death toll from ferry disaster rises to 9
The search and rescue efforts for the passengers of the sunken ferry Sewol resumed early Thursday with 9 dead and 287 people still unaccounted for.As the search continues, the authorities deployed 171 ships, 29 aircraft and scores of divers from 6 a.m. Thursday. The rescuers are also considering injecting oxygen into the capsized ship to supply air to those who may be trapped inside. Although rescuers worked through the night, little progress was made in locating the missing. As of 10:16 a.m., t
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] ‘I think I’m going to die,’ student on ferry told grandma
Park Ji-yoon hadn’t wanted to go on her high school’s trip to the South Korean resort island of Jeju. She hated riding on ferries.When she called the grandmother who had raised her, more than 12 hours after the ferry had departed with her and more than 300 classmates on it, the girl’s voice was shaking.The two had spoken 90 minutes earlier, said Kim Ok Young, 74. Ji Yoon said then that the ferry hadn’t yet reached Jeju.This call was different.The ship was sinking, Ji-yoon said."Grandma, I think
Latest NewsApril 17, 2014
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[Ferry Disaster] U.S. offers condolences over Korean ferry sinking
(AP-Yonhap)The U.S. government expressed its condolences Wednesday to the families of those who were killed in the sinking of a South Korean ferry."We extend our deepest condolences to the loved ones of those who lost their lives on board the South Korea ferry, the Sewol,"Marie Harf, the State Department's deputy spokeswoman said at the start of a daily press briefing.She described the incident as a "terrible tragedy."The United States is ready to provide any assistance needed in the ongoing sea
Social AffairsApril 17, 2014